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MG TD TF 1500 - Distributor DKY4A parts

Gentlemen:
I recently sent my 2 DKY4A distributors to Jeff at Advanced Distributors. The rebuild that Jeff does is magnificent!
When they were returned one was completely rebuilt and the other came back as parts. Why? Well a friend of mine and this BBS (George Raham, who has owned his 1950 TD since he drove it off the Showroom floor in 1951), gave me a 1948 DKY4A Distributor out of a Morris that he had had for many years. He gave it to me to have as a spare. I send it to Jeff, with the other unit so that I would have an " heir and a spare" for my 54 TF project.
What I didn't know is that the crazy Brits (I am one) have Distributors with the DKY4A part number that are both Clockwise and Counter Clockwise, depending on the end use vehicle. The shafts and weights are different from each other depending on the CW or CCW end use.... The Distributor George gave me was for a CW vehicle and our T Series cars require CCW so Jeff could not finish the rebuild on it for use on my TF. Which FINALLY brings me to my question..... Jeff tells me I need to find either a CCW shaft and wieights or an old DKY4A complete Distributor that has a bad case that isn't usable any more. So! Does anyone have either a T Series DKY4A shaft/weights or unusable complete DKY4A Distributor that they can sell me?
Many thanks and best regards
Rod Murray 54 TF
Rodney G Murray

Does the arrow (second row) under the model designation indicate the direction?
Bela

I have a DKY4A 40162A
DA437ccw dated 11/49

The body is missing a clip an one of the Plate hold down holes is stripped.

make me an offer



Rick

Inside is really messy but weights are there.

Rick

I have the following surplus to requirements but not sure if either is compatible:
DKY4A 40081B 1/49 CH20o runs clockwise mostly complete
DKZ4A 40164D P74 1/55 complete

Regards

George
G Mills

Rod, you need a D2A4 type DA41 part No 40367B distributor for a TF.
Regards
Ralph. TF9181
R E J Stewart

Rod
see www.mg-tabc.org/library/distributor.htm
Cheers.
Ralph.
R E J Stewart

Hi folks:) thanks for the responses.
Ralph- when I got the project it had a Metro engine and MGA gear box. I've subsequently rebuilt a 1950 and a 1953 TD engine to be the "heir and the spar" for the project. Both these engines take the DKY4A Distributor.
George- the T series need CCW Distributors and thus the CW wouldn't work for parts.
Rick-thank you very much! I'm not sure what to offer as well as checking to see if your unit was run in a T Series? I'll get back to you. I'm going to try and find out what you have is worth so that I can make you a fair offer
Bela- I don't think the arrow refers to the rotation direction. The one that has been beautifully refurbished, by Jeff at Advanced Distributor, has the arrow pointing in the same direction as the unit that had the wrong CW parts in it.
Many thanks and best regards
Rod
Rodney G Murray

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