[T3] update (formerly, What have I done?)

["timothy kuehn" <keen_tj@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>So here's what I found.

The metal shavings in the distributor were caused by one of the weights 
grinding against the inside if the dist. body.  Wore a pretty good groove in 
there, too.  The weights pivot on a small post - the hole that fits over 
that post had wallowed out, allowing the weight to follow a wider orbit @ 
high RPM.  (maybe the wallowing cause by tired springs?)  Further, there's 
an inspection hole right where the weights are (with a little rubber cap), 
and the "trailing" edge of that hole was ground pretty well - the weight 
must've bounced off that lip with each revolution, causing all the 
intermittent miss & etc.

Paperwork I inherited from PO shows that the distributor was bought in 1993. 
 Guess it didn't owe me anything.  I also guess we can't place ALL the 
blame on my stupid ass for revving it up in the tunnel that time.

Many thanks and a good day to all.

--timmy
'72 square
redondo, ca


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