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Aug 14, 2004 | 09:58 PM

mario56

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distributor problems

i am here in K C with a 78 F150 with a 302 in it i am restoring an old beauty that set in the sun for seven years. well cared for up till then. but after i put a timing light on it the timing is 16 degrees advanced according to the book it is supposed to be 6 degrees advanced. well here comes the problem the distributor is frozen to the block. any ideas on how to loosen it or is it just brute force and pray i dont break it?

Aug 15, 2004 | 08:03 AM

Jimbare

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soak it with penetrating oil a few times and let it sit for a while. did you get the initial timing with the vac adv. hooked up or un hooked? should be un hooked for base timing.

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Aug 15, 2004 | 05:09 PM

mario56

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it sat overnight with the light ready, unhooked vac advance and checked it. it runs but it has a real bad hesitation on the take off.

Aug 18, 2004 | 12:15 AM

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Did it break free? I have never seen a distributor freeze in the block like that. That is strange. If the engine is hesitating on takeoff at 16BTDC then it will be much worse at 6BTDC.

Aug 18, 2004 | 09:43 AM

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I soak vinegar around mine on my 400m. It was really siezed in there. It didnt work.. ended up breakin the distbutor and having to drop my oil pan to clean it all out. If it hessitaes at take off couldnt it be the asselarator pump on the carb?

Aug 18, 2004 | 11:15 AM

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nope complete fuel system redone new lines, new pump, carb overhaul new acc pump in carb. well i have had these problems with my mazda before and it was the dizzy. When it gets warm it pretends to have a dead battery. sit and wait half an hour and it fires and runs again.
but this feller is frozen solid i beat on it after soaking it with slick 50 penetration oil. i couldnt even shiver rust off of it

Aug 18, 2004 | 09:08 PM

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My freinds 428 does the same thing.. it runs good.. But once you shut it off wont start back up. it whirls good. Think it could be a disbitor? As for freeing your dist. i would let it soak in something and just mess withi t and try to break it free.