Chuck: do you think the bushings in a Mallory would be gone after 10K miles or
less? Or...how much radial play in the shaft is acceptable? I doubt it's
weight related, cause it happens at idle too. Could it be the condenser that is
shorting intermittently as someone else suggested? Since the cond. is in
parallel with the points I would think so, but don't know if they fail
intermittently. Thanks.
Geoff Branch
'74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
'72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
----- Original Message -----
From "Charles F. Christ" <cfchrist at earthlink.net>
To: "Geoff Branch" <gjbranch@mediaone.net>; "Spidgets"
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: distributor problem
> ok you can give the defective distributor to me (i always wanted one but
> never could bring myself to pay for one...)? or you can remove the breaker
> plate and check the posts the points pivot on for loosness yourself.
> mallory distributors are known for chronic problems with their staked in
> place posts for the points coming loose . and if that is not enough they
> also (not as much as the breaker plate problem) have some shaft wobble
> problems too. none of these conditions appear untill they have seen use for
> a bit.
> the condition you are experiencing more likely than not , is a variance in
> dwell from point float.
>
> chuck.
> part time rocket scientist.... :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Geoff Branch" <gjbranch@mediaone.net>
> To: "Spidgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 1:15 AM
> Subject: distributor problem
>
>
> > I have a misfiring problem that I can't track down. It HAS to be in the
> > distributor, cause if I put another in its OK. Points look good, gap set,
> new
> > cap, wires about 10,000 miles old that check ok on a high tension lead
> tester.
> > The dizzy is a Mallory dual point, with less than 10,000 miles. WTF could
> be
> > happening here?????? Could it be a condenser that is crossing over
> > intermittently? I'm really stumped. Anyone???
> > Geoff Branch
> > '74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
> > '72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
|