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| DennisV |
  Aug 21 2022, 06:10 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 486 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California 
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Who has tackled rebuilding their own Marelli distributor, and to what level of success?
I can find a few core candidates on eBay and the classifieds. What makes a good core? There are rebuild kits and parts now. I've found a couple videos and tutorials. The mechanical seems reasonable. I have access to a media blaster for cleanup. What I don't have is a Sun machine or way to check the centrifugal advance when I'm done. What are the other pitfalls that make sending one out for restoration a $500+ job? What is the worst case outcome if it's messed up and put on an engine? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) Thank you. |
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| ClayPerrine |
Aug 22 2022, 08:06 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,512 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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Our six originally came with a Marelli distributor, but it had a Bosch replacement distributor in it when we got it. Once Porsche Classic starting carrying the Marelli cap and rotor set, I took the time to disassemble and clean the Marelli. It was fairly easy.
The shaft comes out, and the advance gets disassembled. Clean and lube all the pivot points on the advance mechanism, and make sure you put the springs back in the same spot they came from. I used an old Sun distributor machine to check it (owned by Zims). The advance was right on the money. You can call Zims (www.allzim.com) and find out how much they charge to rebuild a distributor. But they have all the right tools and the experience. Good luck! Clay |
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