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#24046 03/28/2003 8:09 PM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 167 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 167 | Hi Everyone,
I got a real good donor 1962 235 distributor to replace the current worn out one.
How hard would it be to remove the distributor? (I've never pulled one out of a 235 before)
If the distributor sticks while trying to pull it out, what worked for you to remove it?
Also how many degrees will it be off when pulling + putting in the distributor?
Also the vacum advance has a real stiff spring in it, it holds vacum but it takes alot of suction to make it move. The one that is currently on my truck is real easy to move. Is there a differnce in vacum advances?
Many thanks,
David
My truck don't leak oil, it just marks its teritory.
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#24047 03/28/2003 10:49 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | It's really easy to pull. You just loosen the clamp on the vacuum advance and lift it out. It rotates about 15 degrees.
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#24048 03/29/2003 1:30 AM | Joined: May 2002 Posts: 23 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 23 | I just replaced my vacuum advance about 1 hour ago and what I did was pulled the #1` spark plug and as I turned the engine with the fan blades I felt for compresion on #1 cylinder and at the same time I looked for the timing ball in the flywheel window. When the piston came to the top I set the ball on the fly wheel to the timing indicator and took the bolt out of the vacuum advance, pulled the distributor cap off and marked the housing at the point the rotor button was pointing and pulled the distributor almost out and marked the dist. housing again at this oint and just pulled the dist. on out and switched the vac. advance and putt the dist. back in on the second set of marks and when it seated the rotor was pointing at the first mark so I was real close. I then took an ohm meter and set the points to where they were just breaking and tightened the vac.advance bolt back down and it started right up. I don't have my timing light with me but when I get back to Virginia I will put the light on it. Pilot | | |
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