[Tigers] I hate this car!

[kevin beck]

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.
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> Don
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> *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.
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> On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 12:36 PM Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
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> 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
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> On Jul 4, 2026, at 12:33 PM, Will Seay <wseay777 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Stu,
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> 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.
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> Will - wseay777 at gmail.com
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> 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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