Hello

->Does anyone know what might be causing a distributor's internal linkage to jam up and break?

I have a '64 F100 w/292V8. I started overheating a while back, and a couple of weeks later I lost all power. --I replaced the distributor with a reman. unit.
This time, two months later, I noticed the timing hovering over 6-10 degrees and it actually jumped down to zero in a day or two. Losing power at sharp revs too. --I did look at the oil pump shaft, and it looked straight and clean. Now, the distributor linkage is clicking and about to break again.

-->As long as the #1 is TDC, and the rotor lines up and points are opening, does it matter where the distributor housing is with respect to the engine housing?

Thanks, I sure hope no one else has had to learn this the hard way like me at 75$ a pop! (And in the Kansas wheatfields is not the best place to get stranded.)

Blue'64


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