Thank you all for the replies. The doodad on top is just that, something someone pushed over the top of the shaft. It is definitely a distributor. The top of the shaft has the indexing notch for the rotor, the oil felt is in place, it has a 4-lobe cam, and a mechanical advance mechanism. The case is tapped for the two clips that hold the cap retaining spring clips. The Wisconsin application is the most likely, in my mind. This thing followed me home back in the mid-60's* when there was a clean up in the parts room at the Massey Ferguson dealer where I was the junior parts person. Now, if someone can just tell me what model Wisconsin . . . There were lots of VG-4D, VH-4D, and even a few VP-4D's used on the farm and orchard equipment that came through the shop. This unit has been dropped, and the 90 degree housing at the back end is cracked. That may be why it was sitting on the shelf, just waiting to be stripped of usable parts. Jerry. * As a lifelong pack rat, you just never know when something like this might come in handy. Now it's time to disburse . . .
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