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1974 D-Jet, 2056CC.
I pulled my disty apart two years ago to clean and grease it. Ever since then, about every 800-1000 miles, the engine starts to run poorly. The cause, oily trigger points. I pull the trigger points, replace them with a set pre-cleaned with denatured alcohol and drive problem free until it happens again. For quite a while, I thought I used too much grease on the top when lubing it and it was leaking down and fouling the trigger points. Now, I'm pretty sure the oil is coming up from the engine side and causing the problem. Disty to case seal is brand new. I just took the disty apart again. From top to bottom, there is a fiber ring then two steel washers. After the shaft passes through the disty, there is one fiber washer, then one steel washer before the drive pinion. Is this layout correct? ![]() ![]() Any other suggestions on the subject would be appreciated. Swapping trigger points and re-timing the engine every 1K miles is getting old. Thanks! |
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I can see the light at the end of the tunnel ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2,695 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 224 Region Association: None ![]() |
QUOTE Disty to case seal is brand new. Nothing to do with your problem Oil on the trigger points was a problem the factory recognized. Later trigger points have a tab that deflects oil from getting on them. Lets see a pic of yours. The fiber and steel washers are for thrust, the spiral cut in the shaft should control oil coming up from the crankcase. But like Rich said, crankcase pressure will force oil out of any and everywhere. Pulling the dist with the adj bracket saves having to re-time the engine. |
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