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fried okra · 01-18-2024, 11:50 AM

My 1931 Tudor has lost spark so I pulled the distributor to swap it out with two other dizzies I've got to see if that would solve the "no spark" problem.

The original distributor is out now, and I removed the dizzy anti-rotation lock in pin on side of the head, but none of the three dizzies I've got will drop fully back into the head.

Right now the locator pins on the bottom of the distributors are about 1/8" "proud" of the location hole on the head when trying to install each of them.

All three of my dizzies are similar. None will drop back in as they should.
The locator hole in the head is good and clean now, but the dizzy pin won't reach the locator hole.

The dizzie shafts are clean and I cleaned the recess in the upper part of the lower shaft. The lower dizzie shaft seems free, as in not frozen, and seems engaged with the oil pump, as it doesn't rotate.

The dizzie upper shaft will lock in fine with the lower shaft, as in the shaft won't rotate, but the dizzie won't drop down.

What am I not seeing here?

01-18-2024, 11:50 AM	#1
fried okra Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Daniel Island,SouthCarolina/Knoxville, Tennessee/Sanibel Island,Florida Posts: 302	distributor drop in problem My 1931 Tudor has lost spark so I pulled the distributor to swap it out with two other dizzies I've got to see if that would solve the "no spark" problem. The original distributor is out now, and I removed the dizzy anti-rotation lock in pin on side of the head, but none of the three dizzies I've got will drop fully back into the head. Right now the locator pins on the bottom of the distributors are about 1/8" "proud" of the location hole on the head when trying to install each of them. All three of my dizzies are similar. None will drop back in as they should. The locator hole in the head is good and clean now, but the dizzy pin won't reach the locator hole. The dizzie shafts are clean and I cleaned the recess in the upper part of the lower shaft. The lower dizzie shaft seems free, as in not frozen, and seems engaged with the oil pump, as it doesn't rotate. The dizzie upper shaft will lock in fine with the lower shaft, as in the shaft won't rotate, but the dizzie won't drop down. What am I not seeing here?