Ken Lane wrote:
> Testing the vacuum line to see if my distributor retard would move the
>point plate in the distributor I found that the darn thing would not hold a
>vacuum, let alone move the point plate.
>
> I disassembled the distributor. The retard diaphragm does not appear to be
>rebuildable. I don't see it listed in any of my current parts catalogs. Is
>the 4 degrees of retard really needed? Does anyone no where I can get it
>repaired if it is necessary?
>
> Read an interesting story on Click and Clack one time. Seems a Toyota
>distributor blew up one day. They replaced it, next morning same thing
>happened-cause was gas fumes leaking thru a ruptured advance diaphragm, once
>the points sparked---Kaboom
Stu
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