Hi Lawrie,
Thanks for the confirmation. I suppose that the tap is a BA or
something exotic. Do you re-tap with an American thread when you do this?
Oil has not started to foul the points yet, but there was far more than
I've ever seen in there before, when I opened the distributor Sunday. I
will check that the drain hole is clear. I gather that it is the bushings
that are allowing the oil to pass, though the shaft is still pretty
tight. Last time I set the timing, 1500 miles ago, the dwell meter was
steady +- two degrees, but I'll check that again.
If the shaft is wobbling, is the Pertronix a drop-in fit? I haven't
paid much attention to discussions about them, as the existing system has
worked pretty well for a number of years and most of the correspondence
about Pertronix seems to be about troubles. Is that an accurate
conclusion or one of inaccurate observation? Do you fit them routinely?
Bob
On Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:22:57 -0800 "Lawrie Alexander"
<Lawrie@britcars.com> writes:
>Bob.........
>
>Sorry I misunderstood the original post. Too early in the morning, I
>guess.........
>
>In the place you describe, JB Weld would be just fine. There's really
>no
>stress on that screw, it just has to secure the plate from moving up
>and
>down and there's no pressure on it in that direction. So, JB weld,
>re-drill
>and re-tap and you've got it made.
>
>As for the worn bushings, if oil is messing up the points, make sure
>the
>drain hole in the bottom of the distributor is clear. And for good
>performance, if you don't want to mess about re-bushing, just fit a
>Pertronix electronic unit. It is not affected by the slop in the
>shaft,
>whereas a points gap will constantly vary if the shaft can flop about.
>
>Lawrie
>
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