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02-17-2020, 03:54 PM | #1 |
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Dont do this !!!
Dont do this !! I warranty and adjust any dist we build for life , you just put it in a box with 25 bucks , i will adjust and return to you.........
This is one of those that should be a esy fix we built this unit 3-4 years ago and customer ( for some reason) just removed it from engine and installed new contact points , ran for a while but was intermittant etc. Installed on machine distributor would only fire part time !! Noticed timing tab was all the way up ( way too far) causing internal coil spring to loose contact from time to time . Contact point wont adjust to spec seems as if rubbing block is worn out and very dry !!!!! Moral is : Dont think the timing tab will bail you out of a problem ( this aint a chevy V8) Its only 6 deg up and 6 degrees down ....Hard to tell 6 degrees on a flathead performance wise ..........Advance causes spring to not connect good Install new points with a good lube , fiber blocks wear quick.. Thia unit will require new points and lube to run right ..... |
02-18-2020, 11:51 AM | #2 |
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Re: Dont do this !!!
Thanks for the heads up.. Mine you rebuilt is running fine. Al
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02-18-2020, 12:40 PM | #3 |
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Re: Dont do this !!!
Amazing that someone would think moving the timing mark would cure the problem.
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02-18-2020, 08:22 PM | #4 |
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Re: Dont do this !!!
I always thought that was the point of sending you a distributor. I don't have to mess with it.. at least for a couple yrs when I get bored.
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02-19-2020, 04:57 AM | #5 | |
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amen !!! |
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02-19-2020, 09:33 PM | #6 |
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02-21-2020, 10:18 AM | #7 | |
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The other issue is that most dont drive many miles on their cars ........ Just a few years ago we shipped 450 distributors in a year ! Thats the part i am stepping away from ! Last year Terry, Jake and I ( just the three of us ) shipped 180 units , cant do the mass anymore ... |
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02-22-2020, 08:36 AM | #8 |
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I would be nice if your grandson was interested in stepping up and carrying on your business, with your guidance of course.
Hope you get your health issues resolved. |
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