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| | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 | Hi all -
I've recently rebuilt a 235 distributor. I thought I would give is a simple test with my continuity testor. With the cap on, should I be able to put one lead where the coil plugs in (center) and another lead in any of the plugs and get a complete circuit at points when I turn the shaft?
I'm curious if the roter actually touches the contacts in the cap, or does it just arc because its so close?
Mark | | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 835 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 835 | I don't think it touches, because if it did, it would soon score the cap contacts, and then it wouldn't touch anyway.
Kurt | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 |
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,190 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,190 | I was recently cleaning some old tachometers and needed a way to check them. I used a 250 inline 6 distributor and a battery. I chucked the distributor shaft in my drill press with the cap facing down. Using the slowest speed and a rubber stopper (to keep housing from turning) I was able to check the meters at a set rpm. I had four meters hooked up at once so it was easy to see which ones didn't read right!
Four a quick test, it worked really good with no problems.
Joe | | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 319 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 319 | Tachs generally sense the points opening & closing, which is the first part of distributor function...unless you have a clamp-on type, which senses secondary signal through a plug wire.
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