Difficult to tell without actually having the parts in front of you and in their original wrapper but in that group; the 816803 Wick, shaft oil - would probably be the one that is under the rotor to lubricate the cam. The 802692 Wick, grease. cup spring - would probably be the one that we are talking about here. The 1845715 Spring is as noted to hold the (felt wick). The 1869303 Plug, fiber (in grease cup hole) is in there also but once again, god only knows for what reason.
Think we need to clear up the thing about the Bakelite that would have been used in the plug. Bakelite, Micarta, Garolite, Phenolic sheet is all the same thing. Could have been made with cellulose paper, cotton or linen fabrics, synthetic yarns, glass fabrics. For this plug that apparently rode on the distributor shaft, I would imagine they would have used on of the natural fiber laminates. McMaster Carr has sample sheet assortments if one is looking for some of this material to make “Bakelite” components out of. It’s available from them in 12”x12” sheets in various thicknesses and in rod form which one could use to make new plugs if that‘s what you would like. The grade CE rods are available in 5/16” and are made with a cotton-cloth laminate which would be about the least abrasive. Cheap to, just a couple of bucks for a 48” rod.
If your gonna get serious about restoration, then you need to book mark McMaster Carr. I place an order with them several times a month. They will deliver the next day in most cases, have no minimums and stock tons of stuff to duplicate the raw materials that the factories used to make the parts.
I hate to sound like an SOB or unfriendly, but I often get requests for parts, I keep a small supply of material for my restoration work. I’m not a supplier of raw materials or finished parts so please don’t ask for the parts that you may see me making in the pictures, I make them for my own restorations and only post the pictures to share my methods. I’m more than glad to offer any advice on sources or how I make something, but I’m not set up as a parts supplier.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Last edited by Denny Graham; 01/06/2011 3:51 PM.
