BUBBAS IGNITION
Well-known member
Always glad to see one of our units after some time and mileage have been logged in. Wear, finish , lube are always a concern.
This one was returned after the customer experienced a running problem. I performed a inspection this morning and ran it on the tester for a extended period of time. Many times they may be a problem but this one was almost perfect !
Sometimes when you have a problem it helps to get another thought in the repair process.
I returned the unit with this note:
9-8-2017
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After building these distributors for many years, when one is returned for any reason we are excited to see one of our products that has been used and for some period of time. I am always concerned and have made changes over the years concerning wear, good points, condensors , paint and finish in a effort to supply the very best product available today..
Testing your distributor on the machine as well as visual inspection shows very little problems ( if any) the drivers side contact set was off approx. 2 degrees of dwell ( should be 22 ½ degree ) and is pretty normal with some wear etc. I adjusted them to 22 ½ degree from 24. The pass side shows the distributor at 36 degrees ( spec is 36) and needed no adjustment.
Mechanical advance is 11 degrees ( 22 engine ) at 2000 rpm ( again almost perfect to spec).
Case timing is 4 degrees before TDC which is also very good.
Vacuum brake is also in very good condition and adjusted at 3 turns in. (final would need to be on a running engine)
You had mentioned rotor loose and I peened the shaft and verified with test rotor. This should have been somewhat tighter. But really no running problem ..
There is no problems found with this unit and I would be proud to ship this distributor to any customer that needed a rebuilt distributor.
If there is a problem in the driveabilty of this engine it doesn’t appear to be in the distributor ..
Always glad to help.
Jim @ Bubbas……
This one was returned after the customer experienced a running problem. I performed a inspection this morning and ran it on the tester for a extended period of time. Many times they may be a problem but this one was almost perfect !
Sometimes when you have a problem it helps to get another thought in the repair process.
I returned the unit with this note:
9-8-2017
xxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxx
xxxx,
After building these distributors for many years, when one is returned for any reason we are excited to see one of our products that has been used and for some period of time. I am always concerned and have made changes over the years concerning wear, good points, condensors , paint and finish in a effort to supply the very best product available today..
Testing your distributor on the machine as well as visual inspection shows very little problems ( if any) the drivers side contact set was off approx. 2 degrees of dwell ( should be 22 ½ degree ) and is pretty normal with some wear etc. I adjusted them to 22 ½ degree from 24. The pass side shows the distributor at 36 degrees ( spec is 36) and needed no adjustment.
Mechanical advance is 11 degrees ( 22 engine ) at 2000 rpm ( again almost perfect to spec).
Case timing is 4 degrees before TDC which is also very good.
Vacuum brake is also in very good condition and adjusted at 3 turns in. (final would need to be on a running engine)
You had mentioned rotor loose and I peened the shaft and verified with test rotor. This should have been somewhat tighter. But really no running problem ..
There is no problems found with this unit and I would be proud to ship this distributor to any customer that needed a rebuilt distributor.
If there is a problem in the driveabilty of this engine it doesn’t appear to be in the distributor ..
Always glad to help.
Jim @ Bubbas……
