Distributor question

[BarracudaBoy]

Originally Posted by Ray in La Mesa

Sometimes, when the valve cover is removed, the gasket sticks to the block and covers the notch along the top edge where the distributer drive gear slides out.I've seen this when an engine hasn't been apart for 50 years and the gasket is so hard it appears to be part of the block.

Bet that's what it is! I have to take another look and scrap all the old gasket off.

[Lona]

Agree with Quigley. My drive gear wouldn't come out no matter how much wiggling I did. Ended up taking the pin out of the sleeve and removing the sleeve so the drive could come out. Just today, I put in a new drive gear and it fit right in with no problem. Go figure.......Glen