[Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 19, Issue 36

Clyde Mclaughlin clydemclaughlin618 at gmail.com
Thu Jul 9 07:20:04 MDT 2026 

why are you still messing with pts/cond. install a petronics and be done

On Mon, Jul 6, 2026, 1:40 PM <tigers-request at autox.team.net> wrote:

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> It could be worse - You could be working on a Chevy distributor!
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> On Mon, Jul 6, 2026 at 5:33?AM <tigers-request at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> >    1. Re: I hate this car! (wes pitrman)
> >    2. Re: I hate this car! (Stu)
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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2026 23:21:21 -0700
> > 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>
> > Subject: Re: [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?
> > >
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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>
> > Cc: Donald Antilla <fast427 at sbcglobal.net>, Tiger Net
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> > Subject: Re: [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?
> > >>
> > >> _______________________________________________
> > >>
> > >> tigers at autox.team.net
> > >>
> > >> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
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