The kid
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- Apr 25, 2012
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- Middle Tennessee
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- 1965 135 gasser, 1967 135 diesel
Distributor Problem
I had mentioned earlier I found the tension springs on the centrifugal weights had came off and made some nasty grooves in the wall of my distributor. I found out why. It appears who ever did an earlier tune up put too long a screw in that holds the points in place. Thus the long screw sheered the springs underneath it making a mess. I toll a hacksaw and cut it off so as to clear the springs as it should. Later this year I will convert it over to a Petronix pointless system. I bought the springs from Summitt. It came as three pair. Light, Medium, and Strong. I'm sure the timing is off now. I'll static time it, then run it to check the timing advance to see if I need stronger springs. -kid
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I had mentioned earlier I found the tension springs on the centrifugal weights had came off and made some nasty grooves in the wall of my distributor. I found out why. It appears who ever did an earlier tune up put too long a screw in that holds the points in place. Thus the long screw sheered the springs underneath it making a mess. I toll a hacksaw and cut it off so as to clear the springs as it should. Later this year I will convert it over to a Petronix pointless system. I bought the springs from Summitt. It came as three pair. Light, Medium, and Strong. I'm sure the timing is off now. I'll static time it, then run it to check the timing advance to see if I need stronger springs. -kid
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