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03-21-2018, 02:31 PM | #1 |
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Broke distributor.......
Yes you can install a early Ford 180 out and actually bolt it to the engine.
I have done a few helmets and they usually never get to the point of running as the ears break of trying to tighten them down. This one came from a customer wondering what the hell has happened here. My answer was give me your address and i will ship you a replacement , if you promise to be more careful next time........Hopefully he will understand what he has done wrong????? |
03-21-2018, 06:47 PM | #2 |
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kinda reminds me of the Navy slogan "nothing is sailor proof, just get a bigger hammer!" or a longer wrench
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03-21-2018, 06:52 PM | #3 |
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"Beat to fit, paint to match."
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03-21-2018, 07:17 PM | #4 |
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Jim/Bubba, This is why you will be immediately recognized at the pearly gates/entrance to Gasoline Alley (as applies), and granted express entrance to the truck parking zone.
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See? In a previous thread I said you could do it if you tried hard enough and nobody believed me!
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03-21-2018, 08:34 PM | #6 |
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03-21-2018, 10:28 PM | #7 |
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40fordsc, that was what we used to say in the paper mill!!
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03-21-2018, 10:48 PM | #8 |
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Oh Boy!
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03-21-2018, 11:09 PM | #9 |
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There are way more people in this hobby than there should be.
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03-22-2018, 01:18 AM | #10 |
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That is as bad as pulling up a gearbox with long bolts before the spigot is in.
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You need to just start the bolts and jiggle the distributor so it slides in on the bolts, move the rotor so the tang seats in the slot and run the bolts in by hand. it would be good to clean the bolts and try them first. At this point the distributor is all the way in. Now tighten the bolts. If the distributor tang is not all the way into the timing gear or out of alignment 180 degrees and you try to pull it in with a wrench the mounting ear or ears will break off. G.M.
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I always use two temporary hand-tight studs to hold the gasket and to slip the distributor on. It is easy to line up the tang by turning the rotor and then install the permanent bolts. I used to dread this job and now it is no big issue.
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MGG has it right
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BEST INFORMATION posted on this forum so far this year!! DD
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