This particular car is a 1926 roadster with the large lower pulley. The idler was in place and adjusted as tight as it could possibly go and the belt still rubbed hard on the distributor cap. I can see that the setup would probably work OK on an earlier T with the small crank pulley. In this case there was no way to make it not hit the distributor. The cap eventually got melted by the heat of the friction, causing the rotor to catch on one of the contacts, breaking the rotor. Still, no reason for it as all the original components were working fine.
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Originally Posted by 29spcoupe
The Stoltz distributor has an idler wheel to prevent the belt from rubbing on the cap. If not adjusted right, it will rub a hole in the cap, I know that from experience. Once I found the problem, I corrected it. You are 100% correct about the radiator needing to be pulled to work on the distributor. It is a considerable drawback.
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