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psimet · 05-21-2021, 09:57 AM

Sorry for not using my own picture - I grabbed this one off eBay for illustration purposes.

I’m still new to this and removed my distributor for the first time last night. I discovered there’s a hole between the distributor and the closest head nut that I actually don’t know the purpose of and it’s kind of driving me nuts while I’m at work that I don’t know.

Can someone enlighten me before I can get home and pour through my books and figure it out?

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JayJay · 05-21-2021, 10:02 AM

psimet - on the bottom of the distributor body you should find a small pin sticking out, parallel with the distributor drive shaft. That pin fits into the hole in the head, it's to keep the distributor from rotating when in place. When you reinstall the distributor you need to make sure that this pin goes into the hole, should be a pretty snug fit to keep the distributor timing intact.

JayJay

psimet · 05-21-2021, 10:03 AM

And there you go. Knew it was going to be simple. Thank you and now I can focus on work!

Hahaha

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CWPASADENA · 05-21-2021, 11:47 PM

That appears to be a very large hole for the distributor pin. It looks like someone enlarged the hole for some reason.

My opinion,

Chris W.

Model A Ron · 05-22-2021, 01:01 AM

We have lot's a holes on hear lol

JayJay · 05-22-2021, 12:39 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CWPASADENA

That appears to be a very large hole for the distributor pin. It looks like someone enlarged the hole for some reason.

My opinion,

Chris W.

Yeah, OP noted that he grabbed that pic, it wasn't of his head. I noticed the size of the hole in the pic also, you can see where there is some scuffing around the hole. Hard to say what's going on there. I just don't think I'd buy that for a spare. Not sure why I'd want a spare head anyhow.

JayJay

psimet · 05-22-2021, 07:29 PM

Yes indeed - mine is a small hole (sounds weird to type) and yup I found the pin, etc.

Thanks again everyone. Was one of those things that was running in the back of my head while I was at work and didn’t have everything in front of me.

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05-21-2021, 09:57 AM	#1
psimet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 159	What’s this hole? Sorry for not using my own picture - I grabbed this one off eBay for illustration purposes. I’m still new to this and removed my distributor for the first time last night. I discovered there’s a hole between the distributor and the closest head nut that I actually don’t know the purpose of and it’s kind of driving me nuts while I’m at work that I don’t know. Can someone enlighten me before I can get home and pour through my books and figure it out? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-21-2021, 10:02 AM	#2
JayJay Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 1,077	Re: What’s this hole? psimet - on the bottom of the distributor body you should find a small pin sticking out, parallel with the distributor drive shaft. That pin fits into the hole in the head, it's to keep the distributor from rotating when in place. When you reinstall the distributor you need to make sure that this pin goes into the hole, should be a pretty snug fit to keep the distributor timing intact. JayJay __________________ JayJay San Francisco Bay Area ------------------------ 1930 Murray Town Sedan 1931 Briggs S/W Town Sedan

05-21-2021, 10:03 AM	#3
psimet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 159	Re: What’s this hole? And there you go. Knew it was going to be simple. Thank you and now I can focus on work! Hahaha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-21-2021, 11:47 PM	#4
CWPASADENA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: PASADENA, CA Posts: 1,884	Re: What’s this hole? That appears to be a very large hole for the distributor pin. It looks like someone enlarged the hole for some reason. My opinion, Chris W.

05-22-2021, 01:01 AM	#5
Model A Ron Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Troutman, NC Posts: 717	Re: What’s this hole? We have lot's a holes on hear lol

05-22-2021, 07:29 PM	#7
psimet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 159	Re: What’s this hole? Yes indeed - mine is a small hole (sounds weird to type) and yup I found the pin, etc. Thanks again everyone. Was one of those things that was running in the back of my head while I was at work and didn’t have everything in front of me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk