From sabre2tgr at gmail.com  Sat Jul  4 07:31:49 2026
From: sabre2tgr at gmail.com (Stu)
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 09:31:49 -0400
Subject: [Tigers] I hate this car!
Message-ID: <CA+DpG65VQu2FCzzdBFmiYymd0sjFtYS8EvMbeVs7ZGMrx=CLYQ@mail.gmail.com>

The little slotted screw that holds the condenser in the stock Tiger
distributor... The slot stripped and I can't get it out.  I've had
penetrating oil on it (PB) and still no luck. The plate was fairly oily
anyway, so no rust.  Anybody have any ideas, short of total disassembly?
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From wseay777 at gmail.com  Sat Jul  4 10:14:59 2026
From: wseay777 at gmail.com (Will Seay)
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 12:14:59 -0400
Subject: [Tigers] I hate this car!
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Stu,
If you can get a Dremel tool in there you might be able to clean the slot
up so that it's useable.  Use one of their cutoff disks.

Will - wseay777 at gmail.com
______________________________
"I think not therefore I am not" (anon)


On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 10:09?AM Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com> wrote:

> The little slotted screw that holds the condenser in the stock Tiger
> distributor... The slot stripped and I can't get it out.  I've had
> penetrating oil on it (PB) and still no luck. The plate was fairly oily
> anyway, so no rust.  Anybody have any ideas, short of total disassembly?
> _______________________________________________
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From fast427 at sbcglobal.net  Sat Jul  4 10:36:43 2026
From: fast427 at sbcglobal.net (Donald Antilla)
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 12:36:43 -0400
Subject: [Tigers] I hate this car!
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From sabre2tgr at gmail.com  Sat Jul  4 15:06:38 2026
From: sabre2tgr at gmail.com (Stu)
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 17:06:38 -0400
Subject: [Tigers] I hate this car!
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Yes, that's my plan for tomorrow. It's hot as **** here today. It's
uncomfortable working in the garage,  so i quit early.  Tomorrow should be
somewhat cooler.

On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 12:36?PM Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

> Might be easier to remove the points plate and work on it on your bench.
> It?s not difficult to remove the plate. Be sure not to cock it as you try
> to pull it out.
> From Don's iPhone
>
> On Jul 4, 2026, at 12:33?PM, Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ?
> Stu,
> If you can get a Dremel tool in there you might be able to clean the slot
> up so that it's useable.  Use one of their cutoff disks.
>
> Will - wseay777 at gmail.com
> ______________________________
> "I think not therefore I am not" (anon)
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 10:09?AM Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The little slotted screw that holds the condenser in the stock Tiger
>> distributor... The slot stripped and I can't get it out.  I've had
>> penetrating oil on it (PB) and still no luck. The plate was fairly oily
>> anyway, so no rust.  Anybody have any ideas, short of total disassembly?
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>> tigers at autox.team.net
>>
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From fast427 at sbcglobal.net  Sat Jul  4 15:14:43 2026
From: fast427 at sbcglobal.net (Donald Antilla)
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 21:14:43 +0000
Subject: [Tigers] I hate this car!
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Good thinking, Stu (re the heat). Hot here in Connecticut also, but I just put down hundreds of pounds of mulch in the 90 degree heat (not very smart on my part. . ?)
When you remove the points plate, be sure to take a close look at the insulating paper where the electrical connection stud goes through the housing. I had a distributor on my machine once and saw flashover where the stud exited the casting. That is something you would never be able to see when installed in any car. You can look on line and get ?fish paper? or its equivalent to make a new one if you want to be safe.

Don


From: Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com>
Date: Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 5:07?PM
To: Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com>, Tiger Net <Tigers at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] I hate this car!
Yes, that's my plan for tomorrow. It's hot as **** here today. It's uncomfortable working in the garage,  so i quit early.  Tomorrow should be somewhat cooler.

On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 12:36?PM Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net<mailto:fast427 at sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
Might be easier to remove the points plate and work on it on your bench. It?s not difficult to remove the plate. Be sure not to cock it as you try to pull it out.
From Don's iPhone


On Jul 4, 2026, at 12:33?PM, Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com<mailto:wseay777 at gmail.com>> wrote:
?
Stu,
If you can get a Dremel tool in there you might be able to clean the slot up so that it's useable.  Use one of their cutoff disks.

Will - wseay777 at gmail.com<mailto:wseay777 at gmail.com>
______________________________
"I think not therefore I am not" (anon)


On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 10:09?AM Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com<mailto:sabre2tgr at gmail.com>> wrote:
The little slotted screw that holds the condenser in the stock Tiger distributor... The slot stripped and I can't get it out.  I've had penetrating oil on it (PB) and still no luck. The plate was fairly oily anyway, so no rust.  Anybody have any ideas, short of total disassembly?
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From kevinteresa.beck74 at gmail.com  Sat Jul  4 18:08:10 2026
From: kevinteresa.beck74 at gmail.com (kevin beck)
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 20:08:10 -0400
Subject: [Tigers] I hate this car!
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Screw may be to small but could you drill/tap with a reverse thread and
screw it out

On Sat, Jul 4, 2026, 7:37?PM Donald Antilla via Tigers <
tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Good thinking, Stu (re the heat). Hot here in Connecticut also, but I just
> put down hundreds of pounds of mulch in the 90 degree heat (not very smart
> on my part. . ?)
>
> When you remove the points plate, be sure to take a close look at the
> insulating paper where the electrical connection stud goes through the
> housing. I had a distributor on my machine once and saw flashover where the
> stud exited the casting. That is something you would never be able to see
> when installed in any car. You can look on line and get ?fish paper? or its
> equivalent to make a new one if you want to be safe.
>
>
>
> Don
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 5:07?PM
> *To: *Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
> *Cc: *Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com>, Tiger Net <Tigers at autox.team.net>
> *Subject: *Re: [Tigers] I hate this car!
>
> Yes, that's my plan for tomorrow. It's hot as **** here today. It's
> uncomfortable working in the garage,  so i quit early.  Tomorrow should be
> somewhat cooler.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 12:36?PM Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
> Might be easier to remove the points plate and work on it on your bench.
> It?s not difficult to remove the plate. Be sure not to cock it as you try
> to pull it out.
>
> From Don's iPhone
>
>
>
> On Jul 4, 2026, at 12:33?PM, Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ?
>
> Stu,
>
> If you can get a Dremel tool in there you might be able to clean the slot
> up so that it's useable.  Use one of their cutoff disks.
>
>
> Will - wseay777 at gmail.com
>
> ______________________________
> "I think not therefore I am not" (anon)
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 10:09?AM Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The little slotted screw that holds the condenser in the stock Tiger
> distributor... The slot stripped and I can't get it out.  I've had
> penetrating oil on it (PB) and still no luck. The plate was fairly oily
> anyway, so no rust.  Anybody have any ideas, short of total disassembly?
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> tigers at autox.team.net
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
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From winbladgary at gmail.com  Sat Jul  4 18:40:12 2026
From: winbladgary at gmail.com (Gary Winblad)
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 17:40:12 -0700
Subject: [Tigers] I hate this car!
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From: fast427 at sbcglobal.net (Donald Antilla)
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2026 20:50:36 -0400
Subject: [Tigers] I hate this car!
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From wpitrman at gmail.com  Mon Jul  6 00:21:21 2026
From: wpitrman at gmail.com (wes pitrman)
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2026 23:21:21 -0700
Subject: [Tigers] I hate this car!
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'I hate this car/screw"  I may have missed it, but has anyone suggested
getting the proper size drill and easy out to remove the offending screw?
from Wes in SoCal.

On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 4:48?PM Donald Antilla via Tigers <
tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Good thinking, Stu (re the heat). Hot here in Connecticut also, but I just
> put down hundreds of pounds of mulch in the 90 degree heat (not very smart
> on my part. . ?)
>
> When you remove the points plate, be sure to take a close look at the
> insulating paper where the electrical connection stud goes through the
> housing. I had a distributor on my machine once and saw flashover where the
> stud exited the casting. That is something you would never be able to see
> when installed in any car. You can look on line and get ?fish paper? or its
> equivalent to make a new one if you want to be safe.
>
>
>
> Don
>
>
>
>
>
> *From: *Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 5:07?PM
> *To: *Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
> *Cc: *Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com>, Tiger Net <Tigers at autox.team.net>
> *Subject: *Re: [Tigers] I hate this car!
>
> Yes, that's my plan for tomorrow. It's hot as **** here today. It's
> uncomfortable working in the garage,  so i quit early.  Tomorrow should be
> somewhat cooler.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 12:36?PM Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
> Might be easier to remove the points plate and work on it on your bench.
> It?s not difficult to remove the plate. Be sure not to cock it as you try
> to pull it out.
>
> From Don's iPhone
>
>
>
> On Jul 4, 2026, at 12:33?PM, Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ?
>
> Stu,
>
> If you can get a Dremel tool in there you might be able to clean the slot
> up so that it's useable.  Use one of their cutoff disks.
>
>
> Will - wseay777 at gmail.com
>
> ______________________________
> "I think not therefore I am not" (anon)
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 10:09?AM Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The little slotted screw that holds the condenser in the stock Tiger
> distributor... The slot stripped and I can't get it out.  I've had
> penetrating oil on it (PB) and still no luck. The plate was fairly oily
> anyway, so no rust.  Anybody have any ideas, short of total disassembly?
>
> _______________________________________________
>
> tigers at autox.team.net
>
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
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From sabre2tgr at gmail.com  Mon Jul  6 06:32:48 2026
From: sabre2tgr at gmail.com (Stu)
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 08:32:48 -0400
Subject: [Tigers] I hate this car!
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I pulled the distributor and disassembled it to get the points plate out.
(Actually I disassembled more, because that little circlip on the vacuum
advance arm dropped down under the base plate) Supporting the points plate
on my bench vice, the screw in the gap between the jaws, I whacked it with
my impact tool, the old style one that you hit with a hammer.  It came
right out.   A new screw with Locktite 242 replaced it.

On Mon, Jul 6, 2026 at 2:21?AM wes pitrman <wpitrman at gmail.com> wrote:

> 'I hate this car/screw"  I may have missed it, but has anyone suggested
> getting the proper size drill and easy out to remove the offending screw?
> from Wes in SoCal.
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 4:48?PM Donald Antilla via Tigers <
> tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Good thinking, Stu (re the heat). Hot here in Connecticut also, but I
>> just put down hundreds of pounds of mulch in the 90 degree heat (not very
>> smart on my part. . ?)
>>
>> When you remove the points plate, be sure to take a close look at the
>> insulating paper where the electrical connection stud goes through the
>> housing. I had a distributor on my machine once and saw flashover where the
>> stud exited the casting. That is something you would never be able to see
>> when installed in any car. You can look on line and get ?fish paper? or its
>> equivalent to make a new one if you want to be safe.
>>
>>
>>
>> Don
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com>
>> *Date: *Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 5:07?PM
>> *To: *Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
>> *Cc: *Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com>, Tiger Net <Tigers at autox.team.net>
>> *Subject: *Re: [Tigers] I hate this car!
>>
>> Yes, that's my plan for tomorrow. It's hot as **** here today. It's
>> uncomfortable working in the garage,  so i quit early.  Tomorrow should be
>> somewhat cooler.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 12:36?PM Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Might be easier to remove the points plate and work on it on your bench.
>> It?s not difficult to remove the plate. Be sure not to cock it as you try
>> to pull it out.
>>
>> From Don's iPhone
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jul 4, 2026, at 12:33?PM, Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Stu,
>>
>> If you can get a Dremel tool in there you might be able to clean the slot
>> up so that it's useable.  Use one of their cutoff disks.
>>
>>
>> Will - wseay777 at gmail.com
>>
>> ______________________________
>> "I think not therefore I am not" (anon)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 10:09?AM Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The little slotted screw that holds the condenser in the stock Tiger
>> distributor... The slot stripped and I can't get it out.  I've had
>> penetrating oil on it (PB) and still no luck. The plate was fairly oily
>> anyway, so no rust.  Anybody have any ideas, short of total disassembly?
>>
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From mai65tai at sonic.net  Mon Jul  6 09:04:44 2026
From: mai65tai at sonic.net (John Stithem)
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 08:04:44 -0700
Subject: [Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 19, Issue 35
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It could be worse - You could be working on a Chevy distributor!

On Mon, Jul 6, 2026 at 5:33?AM <tigers-request at autox.team.net> wrote:

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> From: wes pitrman <wpitrman at gmail.com>
> To: Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com>, Tiger Net <Tigers at autox.team.net>
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> 'I hate this car/screw"  I may have missed it, but has anyone suggested
> getting the proper size drill and easy out to remove the offending screw?
> from Wes in SoCal.
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 4:48?PM Donald Antilla via Tigers <
> tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> > Good thinking, Stu (re the heat). Hot here in Connecticut also, but I
> just
> > put down hundreds of pounds of mulch in the 90 degree heat (not very
> smart
> > on my part. . ?)
> >
> > When you remove the points plate, be sure to take a close look at the
> > insulating paper where the electrical connection stud goes through the
> > housing. I had a distributor on my machine once and saw flashover where
> the
> > stud exited the casting. That is something you would never be able to see
> > when installed in any car. You can look on line and get ?fish paper? or
> its
> > equivalent to make a new one if you want to be safe.
> >
> >
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *From: *Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com>
> > *Date: *Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 5:07?PM
> > *To: *Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
> > *Cc: *Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com>, Tiger Net <Tigers at autox.team.net>
> > *Subject: *Re: [Tigers] I hate this car!
> >
> > Yes, that's my plan for tomorrow. It's hot as **** here today. It's
> > uncomfortable working in the garage,  so i quit early.  Tomorrow should
> be
> > somewhat cooler.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 12:36?PM Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Might be easier to remove the points plate and work on it on your bench.
> > It?s not difficult to remove the plate. Be sure not to cock it as you try
> > to pull it out.
> >
> > From Don's iPhone
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jul 4, 2026, at 12:33?PM, Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > ?
> >
> > Stu,
> >
> > If you can get a Dremel tool in there you might be able to clean the slot
> > up so that it's useable.  Use one of their cutoff disks.
> >
> >
> > Will - wseay777 at gmail.com
> >
> > ______________________________
> > "I think not therefore I am not" (anon)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 10:09?AM Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The little slotted screw that holds the condenser in the stock Tiger
> > distributor... The slot stripped and I can't get it out.  I've had
> > penetrating oil on it (PB) and still no luck. The plate was fairly oily
> > anyway, so no rust.  Anybody have any ideas, short of total disassembly?
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> >
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> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 08:32:48 -0400
> From: Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com>
> To: wes pitrman <wpitrman at gmail.com>
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> I pulled the distributor and disassembled it to get the points plate out.
> (Actually I disassembled more, because that little circlip on the vacuum
> advance arm dropped down under the base plate) Supporting the points plate
> on my bench vice, the screw in the gap between the jaws, I whacked it with
> my impact tool, the old style one that you hit with a hammer.  It came
> right out.   A new screw with Locktite 242 replaced it.
>
> On Mon, Jul 6, 2026 at 2:21?AM wes pitrman <wpitrman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 'I hate this car/screw"  I may have missed it, but has anyone suggested
> > getting the proper size drill and easy out to remove the offending screw?
> > from Wes in SoCal.
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 4:48?PM Donald Antilla via Tigers <
> > tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Good thinking, Stu (re the heat). Hot here in Connecticut also, but I
> >> just put down hundreds of pounds of mulch in the 90 degree heat (not
> very
> >> smart on my part. . ?)
> >>
> >> When you remove the points plate, be sure to take a close look at the
> >> insulating paper where the electrical connection stud goes through the
> >> housing. I had a distributor on my machine once and saw flashover where
> the
> >> stud exited the casting. That is something you would never be able to
> see
> >> when installed in any car. You can look on line and get ?fish paper? or
> its
> >> equivalent to make a new one if you want to be safe.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Don
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> *From: *Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com>
> >> *Date: *Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 5:07?PM
> >> *To: *Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
> >> *Cc: *Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com>, Tiger Net <Tigers at autox.team.net>
> >> *Subject: *Re: [Tigers] I hate this car!
> >>
> >> Yes, that's my plan for tomorrow. It's hot as **** here today. It's
> >> uncomfortable working in the garage,  so i quit early.  Tomorrow should
> be
> >> somewhat cooler.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 12:36?PM Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Might be easier to remove the points plate and work on it on your bench.
> >> It?s not difficult to remove the plate. Be sure not to cock it as you
> try
> >> to pull it out.
> >>
> >> From Don's iPhone
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jul 4, 2026, at 12:33?PM, Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> ?
> >>
> >> Stu,
> >>
> >> If you can get a Dremel tool in there you might be able to clean the
> slot
> >> up so that it's useable.  Use one of their cutoff disks.
> >>
> >>
> >> Will - wseay777 at gmail.com
> >>
> >> ______________________________
> >> "I think not therefore I am not" (anon)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 10:09?AM Stu <sabre2tgr at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> The little slotted screw that holds the condenser in the stock Tiger
> >> distributor... The slot stripped and I can't get it out.  I've had
> >> penetrating oil on it (PB) and still no luck. The plate was fairly oily
> >> anyway, so no rust.  Anybody have any ideas, short of total disassembly?
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >>
> >> tigers at autox.team.net
> >>
> >> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
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