[Tigers] I hate this car!

[Stu]

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
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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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>> ______________________________
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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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