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deuce_roadster · 02-16-2021, 11:57 AM

Sounds like you are re inventing the Sun Machine.

On a related note, I have a friend who actually installed the distributor 180 degrees out without breaking anything. There apparently was enough wear in either or both the cam slot and the distributor tang to do this and of course the engine wouldn't run but it sure did backfire.
My added question to this is how do you account for wear/play in the distributor to cam slop in an engine that is all together?

02-16-2021, 11:57 AM	#17
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,800	Re: Flathead V8 Distributor Slot in Cam shaft Sounds like you are re inventing the Sun Machine. On a related note, I have a friend who actually installed the distributor 180 degrees out without breaking anything. There apparently was enough wear in either or both the cam slot and the distributor tang to do this and of course the engine wouldn't run but it sure did backfire. My added question to this is how do you account for wear/play in the distributor to cam slop in an engine that is all together? Last edited by deuce_roadster; 02-16-2021 at 12:03 PM.