[Tigers] I hate this car!

[Donald Antilla]

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>
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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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