Rick,
It's offset so that when the distributor is removed and replaced it won't
be 180 deg out of time.
Stan
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At 07:09 PM 8/19/00 EDT, RIckSRL@cs.com wrote:
>I had the distributor out of my engine today and noticed that the geared
>shaft that drives both the oil pump and distributor seemed a bit odd. The
>slot at the top of the shaft that drives the distributor is ground off
>center. Now, I also noted that the distributor drive is pinned to the
>distributor shaft to allow it pivot to make up for a slight misalignment.
>Does anyone know why the shaft is cut off center? Seems strange.
>
>Rick Stayner
>69 2000
>Harrisburg, Pa
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