Mystery solved, I pulled the distributor and the breaker plate. I could see a fresh cut groove in each of the nuts holding the advance weights plate. Nothing on the bottom of the breaker plate was scratched though. Hmm, strange but all looked good. When I spun the distributor shaft and the oil pump shaft all was fine. Then I looked at the condenser and the points screws and yep there it was. The bottom of the condenser screw had a nice matching worn down end.
Either I was missing a washer or I had replaced the screw in the past (looked newer) or both but I added a flat and lock washer to raise the screw and all is well. After adjusting the ignition timing it runs like new.
Jerry, you called it once again! Thanks!
Last edited by Woodcmiami; 10/05/2023 7:16 PM.
