[Mgs] Distributor woes

[Douglas Shook]

Well, one definitely could remove the distributor everytime the points are
replaced, but that honestly seems like overkill to me.

I simply use painters tape over the openings and a magnetic screwdriver.
Maybe I am living dangerously, but I have changed many sets of points over
the last 50 years and never needed to remove the distributor to do so.

On Sun, Dec 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Excellent advice - being one who once dropped a screw into
> that interdimensional void you reference! Good time to clean, check, and
> lubricate everything too. Especially check for bushing wear and worn pivots
> in the centrifugal advance. When worn oval, those holes bugger slow idle
> stability.
>
> Two cents please.
>
> Rick - previous MG owner
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