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old ugly · 10-31-2021, 08:55 PM

you can lift that distributor straight out and clean that crud up and as long as you don't turn the engine over or rotate the distributor shaft you should be able to drop it back in and not have to set the timing.

check the lifter clearance

remove the plugs, and with the distributor in the engine, with the hand crank have someone turn the engine over while you watch the valves closely and listen, see if any of them are sticky.

10-31-2021, 08:55 PM	#3
old ugly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: alberta canada Posts: 585	Re: Ticking noise you can lift that distributor straight out and clean that crud up and as long as you don't turn the engine over or rotate the distributor shaft you should be able to drop it back in and not have to set the timing. check the lifter clearance remove the plugs, and with the distributor in the engine, with the hand crank have someone turn the engine over while you watch the valves closely and listen, see if any of them are sticky. __________________ old ugly my old father-in-law told me. "listen close when people tell you how to do stuff they may know something. then do it the way you want."