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01-22-2022, 03:19 PM | #21 | |
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Did you install the screw and washer that connects the condenser to the lower plate? |
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01-22-2022, 10:58 PM | #22 | |
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How did you time the engine when you reinstalled the distributor cam and the rotor? |
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01-22-2022, 11:01 PM | #23 |
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01-23-2022, 07:58 AM | #24 |
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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. |
01-23-2022, 11:07 AM | #25 |
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Re: Old style distributor
Part # 12 in Bratton's diagram, link in post #6
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01-23-2022, 03:54 PM | #26 |
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01-23-2022, 04:05 PM | #27 |
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see https://www.mafca.com/downloads/Semi...ex%20Janke.pdf
And https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QjYSU5EUDs And https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP7Bk9Fa-B4 And https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKZwX0klifI
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01-23-2022, 04:18 PM | #28 |
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Re: Old style distributor
I put the screw and the washer on the back end of the condenser. I don't see where or how it makes a connection to the lower plate. That is why I am asking if there is some connection I need to put on that screw and washer.
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01-23-2022, 04:26 PM | #29 |
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Have you looked at the Bratton diagram as shown in post #6 ?
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01-23-2022, 04:34 PM | #30 |
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yes several times. It does not go into detail of how the distributor makes the connection to the lower plate. That is why I am asking. I installed the screw and fiber washer. There is nothing connected to that screw, so I am asking how it makes that connection - without me pulling the distributor apart I thought someone could answer that specific question.
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01-23-2022, 06:18 PM | #31 |
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The diagram does show everything. Taking out the distributor as previously mentioned should be done and makes this much easier/faster. It comes out in a couple minutes.
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01-24-2022, 11:02 AM | #32 |
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That screw should go through the "buss" bar on the lower plate and then into the condenser. With the condenser removed you should be able to see the "buss" bar by looking in the hole on the side of the distributor.
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01-24-2022, 11:53 AM | #33 |
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The fact that there is "nothing connected to that screw" and that he is getting a shorted condensor reading makes me wonder if that is the reason that the condensor was mounted on the firewall. I think Dkrahn needs to take the distributor apart and perhaps buy a new lower plate.
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01-24-2022, 12:39 PM | #34 | |
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There is a hole on the side of the distributor where the screw can be attached and fastened. It can be tricky to do - I use a screwdriver with an expanding blade to hold the screw onto the screwdriver long enough to get the screw started. The screw fastens into the threaded brass nipple on the end of the condenser. Good luck ! Jim |
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01-25-2022, 04:55 PM | #35 |
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Here's a picture of the lower plate, taken from Bratton's online catalogue. The long piece, away from the wire connection, is where the the screw that fastens to the condenser goes. There should be a hole in it there.
https://www.brattons.com/DISTRIBUTOR...uctinfo/17270/
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01-25-2022, 05:00 PM | #36 |
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Here's a better picture, from Snyders
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01-25-2022, 06:23 PM | #37 |
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Well here's a way better picture from Bert's.
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01-25-2022, 08:25 PM | #40 |
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Re: Old style distributor
The buss may have been cut off. I cut mine off when installing a Nurex lower and upper plate.
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