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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 162 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 162 | Hello, 51 216 distributor squeaking? What is a good replacement.?
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1953 with a 216
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,955 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,955 | Is the truck running good .There is a grease cap that can be taken off and cleaned out and new grease put in to keep it lubricated . Be careful cleaning it out there is a small spring and a little puck that pushes the grease.The cap can be turned and taken off by hand. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 162 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 162 | Truck runs good , just squeaking from distributor. I will have to try that thanks.
1953 with a 216
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,675 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 28,675 | Fix the one you've got. A squeal is just a lack of lubrication. Take it out, remove the vacuum advance, and soak the whole distributor in a container of solvent like mineral spirits or Diesel fuel for a few hours, and give it a good inspection. The only reason to replace it would be severe damage or extreme wear.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,955 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,955 | | | | | | Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 162 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 162 | I will give it a shot.thanks
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1953 with a 216
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 5,686 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 5,686 | Luray,
Believe it or not, it could be your points squealing. I had never heard of such a thing, let alone encountered it but someone on this forum posted about it a year or so ago. He sent me the AV file to prove it.
After making sure your dizzy is lubed, etc, if it's still squeaking, change your points and see what happens.
I don't know if I still have the file otherwise I'd post a link for you to compare noises.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1956 Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood (The Godfather) | 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (The Purple Knif) | 1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe | 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
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1953 with a 216
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 9,830 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 9,830 | Back in the day, replacement points used to come with a tiny capsule of grease that was supposed to be used to lubricate the rubbing block on the points where it contacts the cam. A little bit of grease there can't hurt.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 162 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 162 |
1953 with a 216
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2021 Posts: 78 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2021 Posts: 78 | I had what Otto Skorzeny describes above some years ago before there were forums. Running a lot of grease through the cup on the distributor did not stop it. I don't remember how or why I decided to put a microdot of grease on the distributor cam with a Q-tip, but that stopped the points from squealing.
1950 GMC Half Ton Panel, 1958 270, 196(6 or 7?) Saginaw 3-speed with Borg Warner overdrive, 1966 12 Bolt 3.73
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