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·As most of us BB owners have l
As most of us BB owners have learned thus far during ownership, these horizontially-mounted distributors are prone to advance weight seizures...The typically symptoms (lack of advance, or fixed advance) can be verified with a timing light.
So here we go:
-Engine set at TDC #1 cylinder
-Mark original distributor to block orientation
-Remove distibutor cap and note rotor to red mark on distributor body:
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Remove the 8mm rotor bolt and note the "slug with pin" in the top of the distributor shaft. This eventually needs to be removed to service the advance plate. Let's do this now.
Using a small drift, the slug can be removed by tapping under the small locating pin.
The slug removed...
Once the slug is removed, notice the screw down within the rotor shaft. This needs to be removed...and it is easier now, versus later. Holding the distributor shaft from the back side, or locking the star-wheel in place, the screw and washer can be removed.
As most of us BB owners have learned thus far during ownership, these horizontially-mounted distributors are prone to advance weight seizures...The typically symptoms (lack of advance, or fixed advance) can be verified with a timing light.
So here we go:
-Engine set at TDC #1 cylinder
-Mark original distributor to block orientation
-Remove distibutor cap and note rotor to red mark on distributor body:
-

Remove the 8mm rotor bolt and note the "slug with pin" in the top of the distributor shaft. This eventually needs to be removed to service the advance plate. Let's do this now.


Using a small drift, the slug can be removed by tapping under the small locating pin.

The slug removed...

Once the slug is removed, notice the screw down within the rotor shaft. This needs to be removed...and it is easier now, versus later. Holding the distributor shaft from the back side, or locking the star-wheel in place, the screw and washer can be removed.
