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BMartin914
post Oct 3 2005, 02:38 PM
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I suspect I may have a bad centrifugal advance in my distributor.

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to how I would test the distributor on the bench for such an issue?
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Hold the points plate and turn the offset at the bottom of the distributor. There should be "springy" feel as the weights are pushed out against the springs. You should be able to turn the two by the 18 or so degrees the distributor is supposed to advance. There'll be resistance, but it should be smooth and turn that whole angle. If there's any problem take off the points plate and take a look at the advance mechanism, clean/unbend as necessary, lube (sparingly) and reassemble.

Easier is to test it with a timing light in the car, revving it past 3K RPM's and seeing how many degrees it advances or doesn't.
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BMartin914   How Do I Test...   Oct 3 2005, 02:38 PM
Paul Illick   Hold the points plate and turn the offset at the b...   Oct 3 2005, 02:50 PM
lapuwali   On the bench? No at all easy. If you can find a ...   Oct 3 2005, 02:53 PM
Gint   Again, bring it over to my house this week. We...   Oct 3 2005, 04:43 PM
BMartin914   When is good for you Mike?   Oct 3 2005, 04:47 PM
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