Remy 355a distributor for Chalmers Auto NEEDED

[jwidlund]

Need the total distributor which I believe is a Remy 355-a model for a Chalmers 35-b auto (6 cyl).  Might even be interested in leads or info on how to fashion something else to work in place of this. this is for a 1917-18 era auto.

email justin@iowatelecom.net or you can call Charlie at 712-358-1970.

[jim43]

 

     A fellow 1914 Chalmers owner used an Oliver tractor 6 cylinder Delco distributor that used a bracket and was driven by the water pump, magneto shaft..I made a nice 3/8" aluminum bracket that used magneto holes for mounting. It worked fine for years until I finally got the Bosch magneto rebuilt so I could use 12 spark plugs.  I never came across a Nash 6 cylinder 12 spark plug distributor or I would have tried that just for fun. 

 

    The spark advance linkage needed to be hooked up too using separate parts so no modification was done at all to the original linkage. I easily replaced the magneto years later.     Jim43

[Peter R.]

Charlie, as far as I can tell Chalmers used the following ignition sytems:

 

1908-14 - magneto ignition

1914-16 - Atwater Kent battery ignition

1916-24 - Remy battery ignition

1923 - Auto-Lite battery ignition

 

The following distributors had been used:

 

1914-16 - Atwater Kent K-2

1916 - Remy 209-A and 209-E (manual advance only)

1917-23 - Remy 355-A (manual advance only)

1923 - Auto-Lite IG-4039A

1924 - Remy 616-F

 

They should have the same mounting (not sure on IG-4039A and 616-F).

See below drawing of Remy distributor 355-A.

 

Hope this helps

 

Peter

 

 

Edited July 30, 2020 by Peter R. (see edit history)

[Peter R.]

[Peter R.]

See also Remy distributor 209-A and 209-E to compare (same mounting).

These distributors use earlier style Remy caps and rotors.