I had a bad distributor also with a worn bushing. The pertronix electronic
conversion is not effected that much by a worn distributor although the
ideal situation woud be to replace the distributor.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen McCartney" <sgam@hotmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 12:22 AM
Subject: Dwell, timing & dizzy shaft.
> Hi guys,
>
> A few weeks back (maybe longer) I asked for some help re. missing on no.
3.
> The most popular theory (given the symptoms) was a slightly loose
> distributer shaft. It does have a little movement in it. Now, no
progress
> has been made since then, for financial reasons (had to pay for little
> luxuries such as food, rent, etc.) But I'm ready to revisit the problem.
>
> Now, I mentioned the theory to Lou Mondello (local roadster guru) and he
> said that if the loose dizzy was the problem, then it was likely that the
> dwell would be all over the place. Is this the case? Obviously, a timing
> light on no. 3 would show any "wobble", but what about the dwell? Any
> thoughts?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve McCartney
> (1968 2000 Solex)
>
>
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