With everything at rest I can rotate the rotor arm anti-clockwise against the advance and retard springs, let go and it springs back to where it was. However I can also rotate it clockwise about 15 degrees to a 'stop' but have to turn it back to where it was.
Is it worn or do the advance and retard springs not take the rotor arm all the way back to the stop?
Thanks
Steve
Worn distributor?
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jingleycatjaguar
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I am away from my car but I thought the rotor arm was hard fitted to the metal shaft that went down to the crank and I dont remember there being any movement at all.
I stand to be completely corrected on that though as I am far from sure about it. I'll take a look later today.
I stand to be completely corrected on that though as I am far from sure about it. I'll take a look later today.
1964 FHC 4.2
Etype restoration blog http://connor.org.uk
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christopher storey
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Your being able to turn against the springs and then have it spring back does not suggest that there is a problem
For Chris's benefit, the rotor shaft is not solid but consists of an upper and lower half . The upper half has two lugs which slot into the bob weights attached to the lower half, which permits relative motion so as to advance the ignition as the bob weights fly outwards against the springs as speed increases
For Chris's benefit, the rotor shaft is not solid but consists of an upper and lower half . The upper half has two lugs which slot into the bob weights attached to the lower half, which permits relative motion so as to advance the ignition as the bob weights fly outwards against the springs as speed increases
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