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<DIV>I've had the same problem. I found if I ran the car and warmed the
engine that I could turn it to set the timing. A cold engine, forget it. I
think this issue has come up before. If not here then on another site for Ford
engines.</DIV>
<DIV>Mark L</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/21/2017 6:12:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
tigers@autox.team.net writes:</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small">Every decade or so I throw a
new set of points and condenser into my stock 260, and this is the year.</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small">All went well, new points
in, dwell set, etc. The only problem? When I started to set the
timing, I found that the distributor is frozen to the block. The clamp
is plenty loose, so its not that. I've tried a little careful tapping
here and there, no result.</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small">It's usually a bit oily near
the distributror base, so its unlikely rust. More likely some sort of
dissimilar metals corrosion thing.</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small">Any ideas out there?</DIV>
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