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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Psyte
when i tip the distributor back and forth i can hear something clicking around where the mechanical advance is, could this be something that broke off? or is there just something that freely moves around down there?
The mechanical advance is done through the use of centrifugal force. In a distributor normally that = weights that you may hear moving around if you manipulate the distributor like you said. A possibility at least...
 
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 01:53 AM
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something ive been wondering is, i have a 2 strange grey boxes in my truck that im pretty sure are ignition related. theres one near the battery and one on the drivers side wheel well. if i had to guess id say one is the ignition control modual and the other an amp? would this help give me an indication of what type of ignition system i have in my truck? (its an 86 F-250 4x4)
 
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