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Subject:Sticky distributor advance?
From:jhlauterbach
Date:Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:52:32 -0400

What is best way to free up a sticky distributor advance?  Sunday afternoon,
I found that the rotor did not have any "spring" to it.  I took the rotor
off and shot the WD-40 down the center of the shaft.  I gotten a big boost
in performance, but I am still not there yet.

On the vacuum advance, when I pull the hose that goes to the base of the
idle adjustment screw, the engine speeds up.  Is this normal?  When I pull
the other hose going to vacuum advance, nothing happens.

I got my ancient Heathkit timing light out.  Timing appears to be near TDC,
and mark "moves" when engine accelerates.

John Lauterbach
Macon, GA
'84 DL

John Lauterbach

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