The Ford Barn

Tom Endy · 02-17-2014, 11:24 PM

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I saw it happen on a tour one time. The owner unbolted #8 to remove the distributor for repair and in about 20 minutes the pan was full of water. That convinced me to never break the torque on the head unless I am removing the head. Especially out on the road. Since then I don't use a clamp to hold the pop-out cable in place. I installed a standard length stud in the #8 position. Another option is to install a 1\4" spacer under the nut.

I remove the distributor every time I change oil and clamp it in a vice, clean it up, dress up the points and re-set the gap. This also prevents it from ever rusting in place.

Clamping the cable down was part of Henry's anti-theft design.

Tom Endy

02-17-2014, 11:24 PM	#6
Tom Endy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,168	Re: The 8th stud Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I saw it happen on a tour one time. The owner unbolted #8 to remove the distributor for repair and in about 20 minutes the pan was full of water. That convinced me to never break the torque on the head unless I am removing the head. Especially out on the road. Since then I don't use a clamp to hold the pop-out cable in place. I installed a standard length stud in the #8 position. Another option is to install a 1\4" spacer under the nut. I remove the distributor every time I change oil and clamp it in a vice, clean it up, dress up the points and re-set the gap. This also prevents it from ever rusting in place. Clamping the cable down was part of Henry's anti-theft design. Tom Endy