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Steve Herndon Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2009 Posts: 146 Location: Walnut Creek CA
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:03 pm Post subject: Spinning Distributor - 63 6V Vac Dist |
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Recent owner of a stock '63 6 volt with a 198000 miles, engine rebuilt 4 years ago by POs. I haven't been able to keep the car running longer then 5 mins (previous posts) And I found that the fuel pump push rod housing was broken and binding. I replaced it but I couldn't get all the housing pieces out of the block and a piece "fell in". I assumed it fell to the oil sump and I'd fish it out later. I tried to start the car today and it wont start, smells like gas so I pulled the distrubutor and found that I can turn the roter. I pulled the distributor and there's no play between the base and roter. Is there a chance the fuel pump rod housing piece has messed up the drive gear in the block? I looked down the hole and can't see anything unusual. Thanks! |
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Russ Wolfe Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2004 Posts: 25187 Location: Central Iowa
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds like that piece got into the timing gears. _________________ Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, you end up with a lot of scum on the top!--Edward Abbey
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mtb7001 Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2009 Posts: 899 Location: Meridian Idaho
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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your post is a little confusing, you smelled fuel so you pulled the distibutor? If you pull the distributor you SHOULD be able to turn the rotor... etc .... like most mechanical problems go after them one at a time, fuel issues are seperate from distributor issues. Don't get your self confused by over thinking stuff. Maybe it's just me _________________ 63 15 window deluxe Turkis walk through 1500
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Steve Herndon Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2009 Posts: 146 Location: Walnut Creek CA
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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sorry if that was confusing. I pulled the cap to be sure I was roughly timed... and then found the swiving roter and shaft, and then pulled the dist. ...
update: look at it again this afternoon and I see that I have fuel pressure (I have a gauge in place of the filter to for another problem) and both cam for the fuel push rod comes off the distributor drive shaft. If the the pump is working, the shaft is tuning. I carefully put the distributor back in and all is fine... Hitchiker Guide to the Galaxy "don't panic". |
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