Autolite difference between '47 & '48?

[harmony]

I was trying to find a p/n for an ignition condenser for my '48 Chrysler 251.  So that I can walk up to the counter at Napa, and walk away a happy camper.  I think it might be AL869 but I'm not sure.   My Distributor is an Autolite IGS-4208-A-1.

But anyways I stumbled across an online pdf for Autolite   47_autolite_service.pdf   Lots of great information, however the interesting thing is the vehicle year only goes up to 1947.  I tried searching for the same information that included 1948 but came up empty handed.  What would be the difference between '47 & '48? 

[desoto1939]

I looked in my Autolite xfer catalog that I have on a PDF the condenser is autolite  IG-3927G. Sending you a PM

 

Rich Hartung

 

Desoto1939@aol.com

[Sniper]

Autolite catalog thru 52 is in the downloads section.

 

I was unable to directly cross the Autolite number to anything still in production.  I did cross it to a Chrysler part number, 2098058. which I could then cross to a Wells part number 5H1018 (HD version) or 5H1099 (standard duty) for ones that look the same as original, ACDELCO C208 and STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS AL118T which functions properly but look different.

 

 

Edited January 26, 2021 by Sniper
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[ccudahy]

NAPA/Echlin has a nice web catalog were you can search by car, by Napa number, or competitor number (Not 70 year old Autolite numbers though?).

https://www.napaechlin.com/en

 

I looked up the AL869 condenser number and it says in the buyers guide section:

 

So, depending on what model, that was not stated, you have it looks like it might fit. The 1948 Windsor takes a AL868 according to NAPA.

 

P.S. The only thing I don't like about this catalog is, they forgot to put the P-15 Plymouth in the data based. So, you either got to search for 1942 or 1949 Plymouth. The D-24 is in there though.

Edited January 26, 2021 by ccudahy

[harmony]

8 hours ago, desoto1939 said:

I looked in my Autolite xfer catalog that I have on a PDF the condenser is autolite  IG-3927G. Sending you a PM

 

Rich Hartung

 

Desoto1939@aol.com

That's interesting Rick, That at least answers the other question I have about that autolite pdf service catalog in respect to the condenser.  IG-3927G is what they have for the '47.  That service catalog is 232 pages, but I might me assuming too much to think that all the p/n's listed in it will also apply to the '48.

[harmony]

7 hours ago, ccudahy said:

NAPA/Echlin has a nice web catalog were you can search by car, by Napa number, or competitor number (Not 70 year old Autolite numbers though?).

https://www.napaechlin.com/en

 

I looked up the AL869 condenser number and it says in the buyers guide section:

 

So, depending on what model, that was not stated, you have it looks like it might fit. The 1948 Windsor takes a AL868 according to NAPA.

 

P.S. The only thing I don't like about this catalog is, they forgot to put the P-15 Plymouth in the data based. So, you either got to search for 1942 or 1949 Plymouth. The D-24 is in there though.

Yes it is a Windsor ccudahy.  I did come across that p/n when I was searching, however it appears to me that it is an alternator condensor.  It has a solid arm coming off it as opposed to a wire with an eye.  Which is why I thought the AL869, was the appropriate condenser, which it seems is used in the industrial flathead 6.  But according to your information it was used in the '48 Imperial C-40 which was a flathead 8, I believe.

[harmony]

8 hours ago, Sniper said:

Autolite catalog thru 52 is in the downloads section.

 

I was unable to directly cross the Autolite number to anything still in production.  I did cross it to a Chrysler part number, 2098058. which I could then cross to a Wells part number 5H1018 (HD version) or 5H1099 (standard duty) for ones that look the same as original, ACDELCO C208 and STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS AL118T which functions properly but look different.

 

 

Perfect!  Thanks Sniper.  That's the one I was looking for which is probably the next edition to the one I downloaded last night.  It also suggests that the condenser is indeed the IG-3927G.  I'm a happy camper   However now we'll jst have to see if the parts guy at Napa can do a cross reference or maybe order it in using that p/n perhaps.