Hi there,
1960 Squarebird, original 352, Auto, AC, and until now, original distributor.
I have had to change my distributor. I have the correct one, exact as the original...but seating it has beaten me senseless. I have had trouble getting some distributors seated before, but wow. WOW!
The shaft lines up for the rotor perfectly, and connects perfectly (Turn the engine, so turns the rotor), but there is about 1/8 of an inch remaining to seat that sucker so oil does not blow back out.
It will not BUDGE and sits JUST above that last rubber 0-Ring. I can get the distributer clamp on and tighten it...but the sucker is not seating any further down.
I did a micro check on the shaft length, the locations of the 2 'seats' that hug in there, and they are identical to the last gamilimiter (I made that measurement up) and I am just baffled.
Like I say, I have had troubles with various vehicles in either getting them out, or getting them seated...but nothing like this.
I could drive the sucker and yet it is 2 1964 silver quarters, stacked, from that last O-Ring from seating down onto the block.
Nuts!
Anyone have any insight?
(Oh, I also measured the depth of the 'female' shaft that sits over the pump shaft to make sure that wasn't the issue. It is the exact as the original)
Thanks,
Merid
1960 Squarebird, original 352, Auto, AC, and until now, original distributor.
I have had to change my distributor. I have the correct one, exact as the original...but seating it has beaten me senseless. I have had trouble getting some distributors seated before, but wow. WOW!
The shaft lines up for the rotor perfectly, and connects perfectly (Turn the engine, so turns the rotor), but there is about 1/8 of an inch remaining to seat that sucker so oil does not blow back out.
It will not BUDGE and sits JUST above that last rubber 0-Ring. I can get the distributer clamp on and tighten it...but the sucker is not seating any further down.
I did a micro check on the shaft length, the locations of the 2 'seats' that hug in there, and they are identical to the last gamilimiter (I made that measurement up) and I am just baffled.
Like I say, I have had troubles with various vehicles in either getting them out, or getting them seated...but nothing like this.
I could drive the sucker and yet it is 2 1964 silver quarters, stacked, from that last O-Ring from seating down onto the block.
Nuts!
Anyone have any insight?
(Oh, I also measured the depth of the 'female' shaft that sits over the pump shaft to make sure that wasn't the issue. It is the exact as the original)
Thanks,
Merid
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