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DSVW
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 Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 5:49 pm Post subject: Distributor |
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Hi,
All original 1966 Bug here.
I had to pull my distributor up about a 1 inch to make clearance to remove my condenser. I am not sure if I seated it all the way down before I tightened it up.
I went to start the car, and it turned freely but didn't start.
I now know the condenser is bad, but did I do any damage by not pushing it down far enough? |
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Glenn 
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:43 pm Post subject: Re: Distributor |
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If it's not all the way down, it may not turn when the engine turns.
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DSVW
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: Distributor |
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| So I wouldn't have done any damage? |
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scrivyscriv
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| Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 7:51 pm Post subject: Re: Distributor |
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Yeah it’s pretty easy to *not* get the clamp and distributor seated fully, especially with a new o-ring. Most likely didn’t hurt a thing. Just loosen it back up and rotate the shaft while pushing down on the body, it will find the slot and go down.
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tasb
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Joined: April 27, 2002
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Location: Pentwater, Michigan
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| Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2025 1:05 pm Post subject: Re: Distributor |
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In the future you can completely remove the distributor with the clamp attached to replace the points and condenser. As long as you don’t move the crankshaft of your engine (turn it) it only installs one way. Removing the distributor would allow more accurate points adjustment and to fully install the condenser
If you cranked the engine but the distributor shaft didn’t turn then you have mis or untimed your engine. You will need to do a full timing procedure starting with finding top dead center (TDC).
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