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Originally Posted by Marshall57
There are two kinds of play in the distributor that have continued to plague me. First is the bushing being worn and the second and less talked about is the fit of the top plate in the distributor body. There is a real problem when buying new parts for the distributor but the top plate fit is not always taken into account and makes a huge difference. I have had to mix and match to get a plate and a body that didn't have an unreasonable amount of play. Try holding on to the top plate and moving it back and forth, some that I have seen are so sloppy that they could never hold a point gap. This might also be a wear problem on an original distributor if it has been in service for all those years and has seen untold adjustments of the timing. This of course does not address the gears which have been addressed above.
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There is an easy fix for loose top distributor plates, picture here courtesy of Marco Tahtaras.