[TR] pertronix question(no fire in the hole-71 TR6

[Randall]

>   One thing I did notice, there is a bit of "wiggle" movement of the dist.
> when the engine is being cranked.  Is this normal?  I found one bolt that
> was loose and tightened it, but the movement is still there.  I don't
> remember ever seeing this before.  Any ideas?  

Definitely not normal.  Sounds like you may have a bent shaft, plus the body
is loose for some reason.

I'm not sure if this applies to a TR6, but I think it does.  Where the
adjustment clamp grabs the distributor body is just a lip of soft metal
alloy (aka "pot metal").  Over-enthusiastic tightening of the clamp will
break the lip, which is usually not obvious until it's disassembled.  Once
the lip is broken, the clamp will no longer hold the distributor body firmly
in place.

I've had some luck repairing the 4-cylinder version with epoxy.

Randall