<VV> home distributor rebuild?

[lonwall@corvairunderground.com]

Frank - i still sell those Dale points plates as well as distributors -

Lon
www.corvairunderground.com


On 9/1/2013 9:14 PM, Frank DuVal wrote:
> If there is slop between the gear and shaft, replace the roll pin. While
> the gear is off, check to see that the holes in the gear and shaft are
> round.
>
> Use the shop manual for pictures to disassemble the distributor.
>
> More a problem is slop on the bushing/shaft on which the point plate
> rotates. This causes all sorts of running issues.
>
> One can rebuild this joint with fuel line brazed in place to act as a
> bushing. I do not have pictures of this repair. Dale also had a repair
> method and sold a lot of plates.
>
> Frank DuVal
>
>
> On 9/1/2013 10:28 PM, Ramon Rodriguez III wrote:
>> I have the tech guide and have read through the entire ignition section.
>>    This gives me lots of data on identifying correct parts for my 140/4 etc.
>> which is very useful.
>>
>> My 140 distributor has just a tiny bit of slop in the shaft... it might be
>> tiny enough that it's not even worth mentioning, but I'm being paranoid at
>> this point.
>>
>> More noteworthy is that there is a little rotational slop in the gear to
>> the shaft itself, again not much but I know it should definitely not be
>> this way.
>>
>> I have two other distributors on hand, one original standard Corvair unit
>> (I forget which specifically), and one replacement non-original.  The
>> non-original is super tight but I know the total mechanical advance is
>> totally wrong (from the tech guide) for my 140 unless I modify it
>> appropriately.
>>
>> I want to build a good distributor using the correct 140 parts.  Can anyone
>> direct me to a nice step by step guide for rebuilding the distributor at
>> home?  I've never had one apart before so I need lots of details etc.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ray R.
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