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mike657894 · 11-26-2019, 09:42 AM

I will pull it apart and give it a chance. I was thinking If I just bought a new one. This rough running one could be used as a back up. I know it works just runs a little off. It would seem timing adjustments at the wheel alter where the plate sits affecting point gap on the fly. I have had it apart. I would like to just drop in a new one and know it was going to be close to 100 percent.

I will inspect my top plate and groove and look for cracks. If it looks like a new top plate could fix it up I will try it out. I was also thinking if I got a new distributor I would get the pertronix coil. I'm also hearing a voice rattling around in my head "If you need to buy 600 in tires and tubes. 175 for a new distributor just seems a good investment."

11-26-2019, 09:42 AM	#17
mike657894 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bay City Michigan Posts: 1,050	Re: spark off of the distributor. I will pull it apart and give it a chance. I was thinking If I just bought a new one. This rough running one could be used as a back up. I know it works just runs a little off. It would seem timing adjustments at the wheel alter where the plate sits affecting point gap on the fly. I have had it apart. I would like to just drop in a new one and know it was going to be close to 100 percent. I will inspect my top plate and groove and look for cracks. If it looks like a new top plate could fix it up I will try it out. I was also thinking if I got a new distributor I would get the pertronix coil. I'm also hearing a voice rattling around in my head "If you need to buy 600 in tires and tubes. 175 for a new distributor just seems a good investment."