[AT] never had that to happen before

[charlie hill]

Ralph a few years back I had a boat with a 302 Ford engine.   It had always 
run fine but one day it starting missing and skipping and backfiring like 
crazy.  Then it quit all together.  I pulled the cap off of the Prestolite 
marine distributor and found that the 2 screws that hold the metal plate 
(the one the points mount to) had vibrated out and the plate was just 
dancing around in the housing.  Luckily the screws couldn't find a way out. 
I put it all back together and it cranked and ran fine.    I never did 
figure out why they came loose.  There had been no recent work done to the 
distributor or anything that would have disturbed them.

Charlie

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From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:30 AM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] never had that to happen before

> John that reminds me of a cold winter day back about 1973 on a trip to the
> city. The old 64 Pontiac Laurentian was cruising along the trans Canada 
> just
> fine and suddenly died. Same as you I opened the distributor cap and found
> the spring had fallen off the rotor effectively breaking contact with the
> coil post. All I could find in the glove compartment was a pipe cleaner
> (remember those?). I used it to wrap around the spring and rotor good 
> enough
> to hold it together to get to the next town where surprisingly enough, 
> they
> had a new rotor in stock.
> Talk about necessity being the mother of invention.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 9:08 PM
> Subject: [AT] never had that to happen before
>
>
>> Had one of the Super A's pulling the elevator tonight transfering a load
>> of wheat. Suddenly it died, not a spit, sputter or even a backfire. First
>> instinct was to check the gas--had plenty. Grabbed a can of starting 
>> fluid
>> and shot it in the air cleaner, no results. Popped off the distributor 
>> cap
>> and something fell out. Turns out it was the metal part of the rotor
>> button--never had that to happen before. Got to love all these Chineese
>> parts!
>>
>> John Hall
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