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Old 01-27-2025, 09:48 AM   #16
alexiskai
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Default Re: Current status of centrifugal advance distributors

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Originally Posted by Joe K View Post
I found by using a variable speed drill to power the distributor that it "hangs up," apparently on the ramp of the "cam" within. Grease in this area helped - until the grease was thrown off at high speed.
Can you be more specific? There isn’t a second cam. Are you saying the weights get stuck on the little rails they slide on?

The unit I’ve been using for testing has been quite consistent, even up to 1500 distributor rpm. The grease is actually assembly grease.
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