MSD 351W Crab Cap Distributor for Ford, Mercury and Lincoln
Part # 85844
Features
- CNC machined billet aluminum housing and billet aluminum base
- Mechanical advance assembly can be locked out for crank trigger systems
- Polished steel shaft is QPQ coated and guided by a sealed ball bearing
- Supplied with a STEEL distributor gear, compatible with MOST hydraulic roller cam applications
- Low Profile, crab cap for optimal clearance in tight areas
- Easy-to-adjust mechanical advance with supplied springs and stop bushings provide the ability to create a timing curve perfect for your engine
- Must be used with an MSD Ignition Control
- Advance weight pins are staked and tig welded to the plate for strength and durability
- Advance plate and weights are fine blanked from chrome moly steel and QPQ coated for friction reduction
- Maintenance-free magnetic pickup and precision reluctor create stable trigger signals throughout the rpm range
- Nylon pads ensure smooth operation of the advance weights
Description
Ford owners with distributor clearance issues due to blowers, air cleaners, or any other parts interference will love MSD's low profile, crab cap style distributor. The use of a crab cap allows the spark plug wires to exit the side of the distributor cap significantly lowering the overall height.
Specifications
| Color | Red |
|---|---|
| Distributor Cap Included | Yes |
| Distributor Type | Magnetic Pickup |
| Engine | Ford 351W |
| Gear | Steel |
| Gear Material | Steel Melonized QPQ Coated |
| Grade Type | Performance |
| Ignition Box Required | Yes |
| Ignition Coil Included | No |
| Ignition Rotor Included | Yes |
| UPC / GTIN | 00085132858446 |
| Warranty | Manufacturer's Limited 1 Year Warranty |
| Year | Make | Model | Submodel | Engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Ford | Bronco | Custom, Northland, Ranger XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1981 | Ford | Bronco | Custom, Ranger XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1982 - 1983 | Ford | Bronco | Custom, XLS, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1984 | Ford | Bronco | Custom, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1985 - 1989 | Ford | Bronco | Custom, Eddie Bauer, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1990 - 1991 | Ford | Bronco | Custom, Eddie Bauer, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1992 | Ford | Bronco | Custom, Eddie Bauer, XL, XLT, XLT Nite | 5.8L V8 |
| 1993 | Ford | Bronco | Custom, Eddie Bauer, XL, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1994 | Ford | Bronco | Eddie Bauer, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1995 - 1996 | Ford | Bronco | Eddie Bauer, XL, XLT, XLT Sport | 5.8L V8 |
| 1995 - 1996 | Ford | Club Wagon | Chateau, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 - 1974 | Ford | Country Sedan | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 - 1974 | Ford | Country Squire | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 - 1972 | Ford | Custom | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 - 1977 | Ford | Custom 500 | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1975 - 1978 | Ford | E-100 Econoline | Base, Chateau, Custom, Northland | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1982 | Ford | E-100 Econoline | Base, Chateau, Custom | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 | Ford | E-100 Econoline | Custom, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1975 - 1978 | Ford | E-100 Econoline Club Wagon | Base, Chateau, Custom, Northland | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1982 | Ford | E-100 Econoline Club Wagon | Base, Chateau, Custom | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 | Ford | E-100 Econoline Club Wagon | Custom, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1975 - 1978 | Ford | E-150 Econoline | Base, Chateau, Custom, Northland | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1982 | Ford | E-150 Econoline | Base, Chateau, Custom | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 | Ford | E-150 Econoline | Custom, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1984 - 1986 | Ford | E-150 Econoline | Base, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1987 - 1991 | Ford | E-150 Econoline | Custom, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1992 - 1996 | Ford | E-150 Econoline | Base, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1975 - 1978 | Ford | E-150 Econoline Club Wagon | Base, Chateau, Custom, Northland | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1982 | Ford | E-150 Econoline Club Wagon | Base, Chateau, Custom | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 | Ford | E-150 Econoline Club Wagon | Custom, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1984 - 1986 | Ford | E-150 Econoline Club Wagon | Base, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1987 - 1991 | Ford | E-150 Econoline Club Wagon | Custom, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1992 - 1996 | Ford | E-150 Econoline Club Wagon | Chateau, Custom, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1975 - 1978 | Ford | E-250 Econoline | Base, Chateau, Custom, Northland | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1982 | Ford | E-250 Econoline | Base, Chateau, Custom | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 | Ford | E-250 Econoline | Custom, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1984 - 1986 | Ford | E-250 Econoline | Base, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1987 - 1991 | Ford | E-250 Econoline | Custom, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1992 - 1996 | Ford | E-250 Econoline | Base, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1975 - 1978 | Ford | E-250 Econoline Club Wagon | Base, Chateau, Custom, Northland | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1982 | Ford | E-250 Econoline Club Wagon | Base, Chateau, Custom | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 | Ford | E-250 Econoline Club Wagon | Custom, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1984 - 1986 | Ford | E-250 Econoline Club Wagon | Base, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1987 - 1991 | Ford | E-250 Econoline Club Wagon | Custom, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1975 - 1978 | Ford | E-350 Econoline | Base, Chateau, Custom, Northland | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1982 | Ford | E-350 Econoline | Base, Chateau, Custom | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 | Ford | E-350 Econoline | Custom, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1984 - 1986 | Ford | E-350 Econoline | Base, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1987 - 1991 | Ford | E-350 Econoline | Custom, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1992 - 1996 | Ford | E-350 Econoline | Base, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1977 - 1978 | Ford | E-350 Econoline Club Wagon | Base, Chateau, Custom, Northland | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1982 | Ford | E-350 Econoline Club Wagon | Base, Chateau, Custom | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 | Ford | E-350 Econoline Club Wagon | Custom, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1984 - 1986 | Ford | E-350 Econoline Club Wagon | Base, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1987 - 1989 | Ford | E-350 Econoline Club Wagon | Custom, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1990 | Ford | E-350 Econoline Club Wagon | Custom, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1991 | Ford | E-350 Econoline Club Wagon | Custom, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1992 - 1993 | Ford | E-350 Econoline Club Wagon | Chateau, Chateau HD, Custom, Custom HD, XLT, XLT HD | 5.8L V8 |
| 1994 - 1996 | Ford | E-350 Econoline Club Wagon | Chateau, Chateau HD, Custom, XL HD, XLT, XLT HD | 5.8L V8 |
| 1975 - 1976 | Ford | Elite | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1977 | Ford | F-100 | Base, Custom, Northland, Ranger, Ranger XLT, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1978 | Ford | F-100 | Base, Custom, Northland, Ranger, Ranger Lariat, Ranger XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 | Ford | F-100 | Custom, Ranger, Ranger Lariat, Ranger XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1977 | Ford | F-150 | Base, Custom, Northland, Ranger, Ranger XLT, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1978 | Ford | F-150 | Base, Custom, Northland, Ranger, Ranger Lariat, Ranger XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1981 | Ford | F-150 | Custom, Ranger, Ranger Lariat, Ranger XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1982 | Ford | F-150 | Custom, XL, XLS, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 | Ford | F-150 | Base, XL, XLS, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1984 | Ford | F-150 | Base, Ranger, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1985 | Ford | F-150 | Base, Ranger, XL, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1986 | Ford | F-150 | Base, XL, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1987 - 1992 | Ford | F-150 | Custom, XL, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1993 - 1994 | Ford | F-150 | Lightning, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1995 | Ford | F-150 | Eddie Bauer, Lightning, Special, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1996 | Ford | F-150 | Eddie Bauer, Special, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1986 | Ford | F-200 | XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1977 | Ford | F-250 | Base, Custom, Northland, Ranger, Ranger XLT, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1978 | Ford | F-250 | Base, Custom, Northland, Ranger, Ranger Lariat, Ranger XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1981 | Ford | F-250 | Custom, Ranger, Ranger Lariat, Ranger XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1982 | Ford | F-250 | Custom, XL, XLS, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 | Ford | F-250 | Base, XL, XLS, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1984 | Ford | F-250 | Base, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1985 - 1986 | Ford | F-250 | Base, XL, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1987 - 1991 | Ford | F-250 | Custom, XL, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1992 | Ford | F-250 | Custom, Ranger, XL, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1993 | Ford | F-250 | XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1994 | Ford | F-250 | Ranger, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1995 | Ford | F-250 | Base, Eddie Bauer, Special, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1996 | Ford | F-250 | Eddie Bauer, Special, XL, XLT, XLT VIP | 5.8L V8 |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 | XLT VIP | 5.8L V8 |
| 1997 | Ford | F-250 HD | XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1977 | Ford | F-350 | Base, Custom, Northland, Ranger, Ranger XLT, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1978 | Ford | F-350 | Base, Custom, Northland, Ranger, Ranger Lariat, Ranger XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1981 | Ford | F-350 | Custom, Ranger, Ranger Lariat, Ranger XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1982 | Ford | F-350 | Custom, XL, XLS, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 | Ford | F-350 | Base, XL, XLS, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1984 | Ford | F-350 | Base, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1985 | Ford | F-350 | Base, XL, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1986 | Ford | F-350 | Base, XL, XLT, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1987 - 1990 | Ford | F-350 | Base, Custom, XL, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1991 - 1992 | Ford | F-350 | Custom, XL, XLT Lariat | 5.8L V8 |
| 1993 - 1994 | Ford | F-350 | XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1995 | Ford | F-350 | Eddie Bauer, Special, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1996 | Ford | F-350 | Base, Special, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1997 | Ford | F-350 | Base, XL, XLT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 | Ford | Fairlane | 500, Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1970 | Ford | Fairlane | 500 | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 - 1970 | Ford | Falcon | Base, Futura | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 - 1970 | Ford | Galaxie 500 | Base, XL | 5.8L V8 |
| 1971 - 1974 | Ford | Galaxie 500 | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1975 - 1977 | Ford | Granada | Base, Ghia | 5.8L V8 |
| 1972 | Ford | Gran Torino | Base, Sport, Squire | 5.8L V8 |
| 1973 | Ford | Gran Torino | Base, Brougham, Sport, Squire | 5.8L V8 |
| 1974 - 1975 | Ford | Gran Torino | Base, Brougham, Elite, Sport, Squire | 5.8L V8 |
| 1976 | Ford | Gran Torino | Base, Brougham, Squire | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 | Ford | LTD | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1970 - 1974 | Ford | LTD | Base, Brougham | 5.8L V8 |
| 1975 - 1976 | Ford | LTD | Base, Brougham, Landau | 5.8L V8 |
| 1977 - 1978 | Ford | LTD | Base, Landau | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 | Ford | LTD | Base, Country Squire, Landau | 5.8L V8 |
| 1980 - 1981 | Ford | LTD | Base, Country Squire, Crown Victoria, S | 5.8L V8 |
| 1982 | Ford | LTD | Base, Crown Victoria, S | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 - 1985 | Ford | LTD | Country Squire, Crown Victoria | 5.8L V8 |
| 1986 | Ford | LTD | Country Squire, Country Squire LX, Crown Victoria, Crown Victoria LX | 5.8L V8 |
| 1987 - 1991 | Ford | LTD Crown Victoria | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1977 | Ford | LTD II | Base, Brougham, S, Squire | 5.8L V8 |
| 1978 | Ford | LTD II | Base, Brougham, S | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 | Ford | LTD II | Base, Landau, S | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 | Ford | Mustang | Base, Shelby GT-350 | 5.8L V8 |
| 1970 | Ford | Mustang | Base, Grande, Mach 1, Shelby GT-350 | 5.8L V8 |
| 1971 - 1972 | Ford | Mustang | Base, Boss 351, Grande, Mach 1 | 5.8L V8 |
| 1973 | Ford | Mustang | Base, Grande, Mach 1 | 5.8L V8 |
| 1995 | Ford | Mustang | SVT Cobra R | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 | Ford | Ranchero | 500, Base, GT | 5.8L V8 |
| 1970 - 1971 | Ford | Ranchero | 500, Base, GT, Squire | 5.8L V8 |
| 1972 - 1979 | Ford | Ranchero | 500, GT, Squire | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 | Ford | Ranch Wagon | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1970 | Ford | Ranch Wagon | Base, Police Cruiser | 5.8L V8 |
| 1971 - 1974 | Ford | Ranch Wagon | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1977 | Ford | Thunderbird | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1978 | Ford | Thunderbird | Base, Diamond Jubilee, Town Landau | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 | Ford | Thunderbird | Base, Heritage, Town Landau | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 | Ford | Torino | Base, GT, Squire | 5.8L V8 |
| 1970 | Ford | Torino | Base, Brougham, GT, Squire | 5.8L V8 |
| 1971 | Ford | Torino | 500, Base, Brougham, Cobra, GT, Squire | 5.8L V8 |
| 1972 - 1976 | Ford | Torino | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1980 | Lincoln | Continental | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1980 | Lincoln | Mark VI | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1977 | Lincoln | Versailles | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 - 1974 | Mercury | Colony Park | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 | Mercury | Comet | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 - 1973 | Mercury | Cougar | Base, XR-7 | 5.8L V8 |
| 1974 - 1976 | Mercury | Cougar | XR-7 | 5.8L V8 |
| 1977 | Mercury | Cougar | Base, Brougham, Villager, XR-7 | 5.8L V8 |
| 1978 - 1979 | Mercury | Cougar | Base, XR-7 | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 | Mercury | Cyclone | Base, CJ, Spoiler | 5.8L V8 |
| 1970 - 1971 | Mercury | Cyclone | Base, GT, Spoiler | 5.8L V8 |
| 1978 | Mercury | Grand Marquis | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1979 - 1981 | Mercury | Grand Marquis | Base, Colony Park | 5.8L V8 |
| 1983 - 1985 | Mercury | Grand Marquis | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1986 | Mercury | Grand Marquis | Base, Colony Park, LS | 5.8L V8 |
| 1987 - 1989 | Mercury | Grand Marquis | Base | 5.8L V8 |
| 1970 - 1974 | Mercury | Marquis | Base, Brougham | 5.8L V8 |
| 1978 - 1981 | Mercury | Marquis | Base, Brougham | 5.8L V8 |
| 1975 | Mercury | Monarch | Base, Ghia | 5.8L V8 |
| 1976 | Mercury | Monarch | Base, Ghia, Grand Ghia | 5.8L V8 |
| 1977 | Mercury | Monarch | Base, Ghia | 5.8L V8 |
| 1969 | Mercury | Montego | Base, MX | 5.8L V8 |
| 1970 - 1971 | Mercury | Montego | Base, MX, MX Brougham, Villager | 5.8L V8 |
| 1972 - 1973 | Mercury | Montego | Base, GT, MX, MX Brougham, Villager | 5.8L V8 |
| 1974 | Mercury | Montego | Base, MX, MX Brougham, Villager | 5.8L V8 |
| 1975 | Mercury | Montego | Base, Brougham, MX, Villager | 5.8L V8 |
| 1976 | Mercury | Montego | Base, MX, MX Brougham, MX Villager | 5.8L V8 |
| 1970 - 1974 | Mercury | Monterey | Base, Custom | 5.8L V8 |