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fried okra · 03-27-2024, 05:30 PM

My 12v 1931 Tudor had a distributor that lost spark.

I swapped it out with a spare distributor, and have spark again, (cranking with the plugs removed) but the distributor cam lock nut on the spare distributor won't budge and am gonna have to drill it out.

I would like to see if the engine will start with the spare distributor in place before removing it to replace the distributor shaft.

In essence, I can't check the timing with the replacement distributor at this point.

The spare distributor came out of a running car.

Is it reasonable to think the car might start with the engine at TDC and rotor at the #1 cylinder with out actually checking the timing since the now in-place distributor came out of a running car?

Or any concerns in trying?

03-27-2024, 05:30 PM	#1
fried okra Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Daniel Island,SouthCarolina/Knoxville, Tennessee/Sanibel Island,Florida Posts: 302	distributor swap out question My 12v 1931 Tudor had a distributor that lost spark. I swapped it out with a spare distributor, and have spark again, (cranking with the plugs removed) but the distributor cam lock nut on the spare distributor won't budge and am gonna have to drill it out. I would like to see if the engine will start with the spare distributor in place before removing it to replace the distributor shaft. In essence, I can't check the timing with the replacement distributor at this point. The spare distributor came out of a running car. Is it reasonable to think the car might start with the engine at TDC and rotor at the #1 cylinder with out actually checking the timing since the now in-place distributor came out of a running car? Or any concerns in trying?