Buck
I have suspected this for a long time. I even sectioned a
distributor cap many years ago to be able to check this on the engine but I
never followed up on the investigation.
Thanks for bringing this up with proof.
Ron Fraser
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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Buck Trippel
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 10:48 AM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Distributor Rotors
Sorry for the typos. I'll try again.
Dan Walters discovered a strange parts problem that might effect any of us.
When trying to trace an engine misfire, we were about to replace a rotor
when Dan noticed that the two looked different. He "chucked" a rod the size
of a distributor shaft into the lathe and placed the black rotor on it. It
fit snugly. Then he moved a cutting tool so that it just made contact with
the tip of the rotor. (you can see pictures on the CAT Forum
http://www.catmbr.org/VB_forum/showthread.php?p=310#post310 )
He replaced rotor with a blue one. The tool was not moved. There was a large
gap between the tip of the rotor and the tool. The gap measured .084".
Has anyone else noticed variations in rotor sizes supplied for Ford
distributors?
Buck Trippel
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