My distributor clamp was so out of round it wouldn't hold the dist. I took it
out, muscled back into shape (approx.) and half round filed it to round again.
Works fine now.
Geoff Branch
'74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
'72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
----- Original Message -----
From <WEricars at aol.com>
To: <mts3@ra.msstate.edu>; <mgs@autox.team.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: Distributor Drive & Pinch Bolt
> In the past I have seen the following causes for your problem:
>
> 1. Someone overtightened the clamp and crushed the body of the distributor
> which can no longer offer resistance to the clamp sufficient to hold it in
> place.
>
> 2. The clamp bolt is stripped.
>
> 3. The clamp is cracked. As you tighten the bolt you just enlarge the crack
> and you don't put any presure on the dist. body.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill E.
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