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Tom Wesenberg · 05-11-2010, 02:42 AM

Sacremento Vintage Ford sells wiring harness, as do Bert's 800-321-1931, Bratton's 800-255-1929, Snyder's 888-262-5712, and many others.

If you can't wiggle the distributor shaft side to side, then the bushings should be OK. When you rotate the top plate in the distributor it should be a snug fit around the center hole so the points opening will remain constant as the spark advance lever rotates the plate.

When you drain the oil, you can bend a wire to a "C" shape and stick it into the drain hole and rotate it around to see if you can pick up any sludge off the bottom of the pan. Clean oil is possible even with a thick layer of old sludge in the bottom of the oil pan.

05-11-2010, 02:42 AM	#70
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Hello all, new to the forum! Sacremento Vintage Ford sells wiring harness, as do Bert's 800-321-1931, Bratton's 800-255-1929, Snyder's 888-262-5712, and many others. If you can't wiggle the distributor shaft side to side, then the bushings should be OK. When you rotate the top plate in the distributor it should be a snug fit around the center hole so the points opening will remain constant as the spark advance lever rotates the plate. When you drain the oil, you can bend a wire to a "C" shape and stick it into the drain hole and rotate it around to see if you can pick up any sludge off the bottom of the pan. Clean oil is possible even with a thick layer of old sludge in the bottom of the oil pan.