Check the actuator that contacts the lobe on the distributor shaft. If you
didn't lubricate it properly it could be wearing down and
soon you won't be able to adjust them any more.
Joe
Stephen Hall wrote:
>
> Hi all-
> I just got back from TRF's summer party last evening. It was a
> wonderful weekend, but I had a few problems with the car. During the
> journey there, the car started hesitating, backfiring profusely from
> carbs and exhaust, and refused to start up again after stalling while
> pulling into a gas station. Come to find out, the screw to the
> condenser had popped out. Well, every hundred miles or so after this
> problem occured, the car would start backfiring and hesitating again.
> When I checked everything out, I noticed that the points were
> completely closed, even when on the lobe of the distributor. I
> adjusted them as best as could with the old matchbook trick. Sure
> enough, the points would end up closed again after some driving. Has
> anyone ever heard of this problem? I do know there is some distributor
> wobble, but could it be that bad as to shake the points out of
> adjustment? Needless to say, I forgot the flashlight and this happened
> last night on the final leg of my journey back to MA. AAA Plus is a
> wonderful thing!
>
> Steve Hall
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