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Patrick L. · 01-23-2022, 07:58 AM

What do you have now ? Old original type distributor or the new 'modern' upper
plate ?
We need a base to work from.
It makes no difference where the condenser is mounted, I think its a good idea to have the spare mounted at the coil but not connected until its needed to get you home.
If you want to use an original type then its going to be best I think for you to pull the distributor out and use your work bench.
Since you removed the cam you'll need to set the timing.

When installing/setting the points use a good point/cam grease. Just a dab will do ya and reset the points [ if new] every couple hundred miles until the points block and cam lobes get used to each other.

There can also be an issue with new condensers, I recently went thru 5 before I had a good one. Check them before installing them.

01-23-2022, 07:58 AM	#24
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: Old style distributor What do you have now ? Old original type distributor or the new 'modern' upper plate ? We need a base to work from. It makes no difference where the condenser is mounted, I think its a good idea to have the spare mounted at the coil but not connected until its needed to get you home. If you want to use an original type then its going to be best I think for you to pull the distributor out and use your work bench. Since you removed the cam you'll need to set the timing. When installing/setting the points use a good point/cam grease. Just a dab will do ya and reset the points [ if new] every couple hundred miles until the points block and cam lobes get used to each other. There can also be an issue with new condensers, I recently went thru 5 before I had a good one. Check them before installing them.