How To Tell Odd Fire Vs Even?

Hi new to the forum. I have a 68 225 dauntless how do i tell the difference between the even fire and odd fire caps i just got this rig and many things are missing so any help with that would be much appreciated as well

 

Welcome! Pictures of the distributor will tell the story.

 

I suspect this question has been asked before - site:earlycj5.com even vs odd fire distributor - Bing

Not an expert on the 225, but I beleive the difference is in the length/size of the contacts inside the cap. From the outside they look the same.

 

Tuning Odd-Fire V6 Engines (and understanding V-6 HEI distributors)

I presume the even-fire cap won't have the long pickups as above.

 

Travis it's like Tim E sez. What distributor do you have or not have. Pictures would be a great help so we don't give you a bunch of info that won't do you any good.

 

The even-fire Buick wasn't introduced until about 1977, and that was a 231 ci displacement. If you have a '68 Buick/Dauntless engine, it is a 225 odd-fire. A photo of the disrtibutor is the best way to determine the correct cap. It should be a small diameter (reletive to the HEI) and have 6 evenly spaced posts.
-Donny

 

Good info here:

HEI's EXPOSED