Fomoco stamped Mallory distributer have value?

[joshua]

I have a FOMOCO stamped Mallory distributer that I will not be using. Wondering since it’s stamped does it have any sort of value? Or should it go in the trash?

 

[bax]

Don't throw that away. It's better than any distributor of the same style being built today. Mallory is no longer in business, mostly because other companies made a cheaper product. The big difference between the old and the new is mallory used a better housing that had a bearing on the top and the bottom of the shaft. The new other brands run a bushing and a bearing at the top. That distributor looks like a marine version. The brass screen / vent on the side is kind of the giveaway. I don't think it came out of any rare. It looks like its been converted / no points anymore. It should be a good distributor. If you throw it away, throw it away to my address.

 

[phred]

I’m with bax. Dizzies today are disposable. That one is a keeper for sure.

 

[joshua]

It is marine. And I just know nothing about it. I would use but I thought it was a points distributer because no vacuum advance or brain box, until I pulled the cap.

So my main problem is I have no clue how to set this up or other parts needed. Do I use a duraspark box?

 

[EPB72]

appears to be a pertronix conversion unit .. if so no external box needed,red wire to positive ,, black wire to neg side of coil..

 

[Broncobowsher]

It has value. Old school hot rodder for sure.
I knew right away (before you stated it) that it was a marine unit. That was the go to distributor for Ford marine engines for a long time.
It is a YL series, search Mallory YL and you will find all the information you want about it. That has had a electronic conversion, that is reversable back to points if you like.
Mallory was absorbed by the Holley overlord.
That is probably 60's, maybe early 70s.
I have one as well, happens to be in a marine engine sitting in the garage.