Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Sun distributor machiine

From: Jeff Scarbrough <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 7 May 2023 17:16:57 -0400

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I'd take it just because they are hard to find.  Then I'd decide if I
really need it or not.

On Sun, May 7, 2023, 16:50 Bob Spidell <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Neighbor who's moving has one of these sitting in the corner of his shop
> (his late father owned it). He's offered it to me, but I don't know much
> about them and whether they'd be worth the trouble to a) learn how to
> use it or b) sell it. I do have 2 cars with distributors, but they're
> running well enough.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Bob
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<div dir=3D"auto">I&#39;d take it just because they are hard to find.=C2=A0=
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-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Neighbor who&#39;s moving has one of=
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(his late father owned it). He&#39;s offered it to me, but I don&#39;t know=
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Bob<br>
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From: Pat Horne <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 7 May 2023 20:04:32 -0500

Bob, I’ll be watching the replies. I have a tendency to pick up old equipment, then realize that there is newer & better equipment out there that would have been a better purchase, or it is something that I’ve always wanted but in the future I won’t use it enough to make it worthwhile. 

As far as a distributor machine goes, in the 60 years that I’ve played with cars I used one twice & that was in the early 70s. It is generally used when doing bench repair & not something you use during a tuneup-at least that’s how i see it. With distributors being a thing from the past it is probably something that isn’t something that you could sell easily but you never know. 

The decision is yours. If it’s free or cheap & you have the room for it, then pick it up. At a minimum it will be a cool antique while at the best it will be a tool that you don’t have that will be useful. 

Peace,
Pat

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On May 7, 2023, at 3:55 PM, Bob Spidell <[email-masked]> wrote:

Neighbor who's moving has one of these sitting in the corner of his shop (his late father owned it). He's offered it to me, but I don't know much about them and whether they'd be worth the trouble to a) learn how to use it or b) sell it. I do have 2 cars with distributors, but they're running well enough.

Thoughts?

Bob

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From: old dirtbeard <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2023 03:06:59 +0000

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Should be worth $600-$900 from what I see on eBay. Here's a short write up =
on why you might want one:
https://www.ctci.org/gilsgarage/sun-distributor-machine-the-ultimate-tool/

Best,

Doug
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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Sun distributor machiine

I'd take it just because they are hard to find.  Then I'd decide if I reall=
y need it or not.

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Thoughts?

Bob

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(his late father owned it). He's offered it to me, but I don't know much <b=
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about them and whether they'd be worth the trouble to a) learn how to <br>
use it or b) sell it. I do have 2 cars with distributors, but they're <br>
running well enough.<br>
<br>
Thoughts?<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
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