Rotor help needed!
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Mountain Pass
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Rotor help needed!
Was Cruis'n tonite in my '77 highboy with a 400. I put it in the ditch avoiding a big black cow standing in the middle of the road. Just after that the I had a big backfire blowing up both mufflers. I decided to turn around and head home. She died. I looked to make sure no vacuum lines where blown off, which there were not any. It would not start. I pulled the dist cap and the rotor had sheared the plastic tang that keeps it aligned. I was able to adjust it to get it running. I pulled the rotor off another motor at the farm that is in good condition. It fits in the notch but I can twist it about an 1/8". Depending on the advance or retard it will run or not run. I will get a new rotor tomorrow but am concerned it will not be a tight fit. Has anyone had the distributor/rotor notch wear to the point the rotor has slop? 38 years and 123,000 miles has me wondering.
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I've never had that problem... and do you know if that distributor is original? Is it possible the rotor is from something else?
Either way, a reman distributor is pretty reasonable. That plus new cap and rotor would get it squared away.
Either way, a reman distributor is pretty reasonable. That plus new cap and rotor would get it squared away.
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