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flatheadmurre · 04-03-2019, 11:13 AM

I can´t think of a modern distributor that is supported by a single bushing...especially when no support at the drive end.
You either have 2 bushings/bearings or a solid support in the drive end.
Anyone with a unit at hand grab the rotor and check how far it wobbles.
After that come back and say it´s a well engineered product...back to the drawingboard and get it built with a bearing...then maybe...
On the unit i had here the rotor could hit the cap...

04-03-2019, 11:13 AM	#8
flatheadmurre Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,045	Re: Another E-Failure I can´t think of a modern distributor that is supported by a single bushing...especially when no support at the drive end. You either have 2 bushings/bearings or a solid support in the drive end. Anyone with a unit at hand grab the rotor and check how far it wobbles. After that come back and say it´s a well engineered product...back to the drawingboard and get it built with a bearing...then maybe... On the unit i had here the rotor could hit the cap...