lastcowboy32
Well-known Member
My ignition is getting spotty. Starting hard, idling rough, skipping when I try to go to full throttle.
I pulled my distributor (model 9N12131) off of the front of the engine to take a look at it.
I haven't measured my point gap and such yet, but the first thing that jumped out at me is how sloppy the rotor feels.
It's hard to quantify; so I put a ruler next to the tip. I can move the tip 1/8", maybe a little more, without budging the shaft.
Is this normal? It's been a long, long time since I've taken apart an old fashioned distributor with a set of points and a rotor; so maybe I just don't have a feel for it.
Just seems sloppy to me.
I pulled my distributor (model 9N12131) off of the front of the engine to take a look at it.
I haven't measured my point gap and such yet, but the first thing that jumped out at me is how sloppy the rotor feels.
It's hard to quantify; so I put a ruler next to the tip. I can move the tip 1/8", maybe a little more, without budging the shaft.
Is this normal? It's been a long, long time since I've taken apart an old fashioned distributor with a set of points and a rotor; so maybe I just don't have a feel for it.
Just seems sloppy to me.