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| | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 253 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 253 | I recently set my 261 stovebolt in my army truck and today I fired it up for the first time. It popped right off first stomp off the starter and Idled nicely as it warmed up I'm happy as a clam but I have a question........
The distributor gyrates a little bit as the engine runs and I'm wondering how much of that is exceptable and normal? It probably has a lot of miles on it and is most likely the original.
Opinions?
-Mike-
1945 Chevrolet G 506 1.5 Ton Military 4X4
1967 Jeep Cj5 with 283 SBC
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 84 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 84 | WIthout seeing it, I'd say that its the vacuum advance, doing what its supposed to do.  | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the old distributors can get a bit wobbly in their old age - worn bearings from lack of maintenance - the only thing to worry about is that it's still getting a good ground
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | That wobble is normal at idle. Some do it and some don't. According to an expert on the Chev forum, some did it right from the show room. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,636 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,636 | I think they wobble some because of the amount of clearance between the block and the distributor to allow them to twist to get the vacuum advance.
Since they aren't anchored firmly in the block, they do a little hula. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 96 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 96 | That's one of the oddities of having the vacuum advance working on the outside of the distributor instead of inside like newer stuff.
every engine has it's own set of quirks that's just one of the ones for stovebolts. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 253 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 253 | Thanks for all the replys! Now that I know the distributor movement is normal I'll have to find something new to worry about.LOL!
-Mike-
1945 Chevrolet G 506 1.5 Ton Military 4X4
1967 Jeep Cj5 with 283 SBC
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