Hi Charles,
I would not recommend this as a permanent fix, but my Midget ran just fine for
over 40 miles with her distributer tied on with a dog leash. It's really
amazing what these little cars are willing to do for their owners!
Kate
Charles D. Sorkin wrote:
> Good evening list:
>
> I seem to have gotten the Midget in modestly good running order, but as I
> mentoned a few days ago, I have had some difficulty in tightening the
> distributor clamp. After several socket/wrench/ratchet investments, I
> finally torqued it all the way down.
>
> And then I noticed that it broke. Not the dizzy. The clamp itself. It must
> be bent somehow, because it is now all the way tightened, and the
> distributor still rotates freely. Any ideas short of buying a new clamp
> assembly? A new one isn't expensive, it jut looks like a nuisance to
> install it.
>
> At least I'm back on the road.
>
> Regards,
>
> Charles
> '74 Midget
> cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
> Bloomfield, NJ
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