Rotor gap

mshmodela

mshmodela

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I noticed my rotor gap was almost 0.61" as opposed to:

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and notice some signed of arching on the body's contact points so
I had a new body so I put it on... No issues, 0.28" gap... Has anyone taken solder or brass and built up the contacts? Think the old body is fine just the contacts are worn...
 
Rather than building up the contacts it is easier to bend the metal on the rotor to close the gap and then file down the contact if necessary to have the .025 gap.
 
I saw that about bending but my gap appeared a tad too large to me for that.. Also, I was wondering if in the past the rotor had an adjustment to "tune" in the gap? Yes it spins fast but a good mechanical design take in account for that.
 
NEW rotors & distributor bodies are NOT that expensive. If you BROKE, call 1-800-BUSTER T! He has $$$$$'s buried somewhere???
Bill W.
 
Well, there it is, BillW has chimed in, ;) yeah i replaced the body with a new one... just posed the question if anyone has like, repairing an orginal ammeters have repaired A distributor body.
 
Has anyone taken solder or brass and built up the contacts?
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Yep.[solder]. But not on a Model A. There was a time when I liked that gap as small as possible.
I'm wondering why your gap was that large.
 
mshmodela said:
Well, there it is, BillW has chimed in, ;) yeah i replaced the body with a new one... just posed the question if anyone has like, repairing an orginal ammeters have repaired A distributor body.
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Dog:cool: here,
Would I try to "repair" a tissue thet OL' BILL jist blew his nose on??:eek::eek::eek:
Buster T.:cool: (BUT, I am tryin' to "fix" his pocket fone, thet got washed in the washing machine. It all works, EXCEPT for the #9, SO's if yo' number has a 9, we cain't call you!
Buster T.:cool:
 
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