electrical and ignition Distributor Horrors

[jjbunn]

Today I pulled the distributor out of the car, as part of a rough idle investigation.

 

I'd welcome comments on whether this dizzy should be consigned to the trash, or if it can be cleaned up and pressed back into service.

 

This is a Bosch 0 231 180 008.

 

First thing I saw was that the pin holding the angle gear on to the shaft was completely loose, and was hanging half out of its hole. The angle gear appears worn in places.

 

 

The metal washer is slightly damaged, as is the base of the dizzy shaft, shown here (looks like someone whacked the pin inaccurately with a hammer):

 

 

The Pertronix is a model 28AA-V4 ... the PO routed the wires so they rubbed on the shaft, and used a mess of hot glue to secure them and seal the hole they passed through in the distributor body. I believe the Pertronix is working fine, despite that.

 

 

 

Here's a shot showing the inside of the distributor housing:

 

 

The split ring (on the right in this photo) under the felt pad holding the rotor housing (middle of the photo) to the shaft was detached and just sitting on the top of the shaft, so the housing could be pulled straight off.

 

 

What is the verdict: is this worth cleaning up and reusing, or is it past it?

 

Thanks!

 

 

[c.d.iesel]

that is pretty botched up!+x87%#4

 

good thing - the gear looks normal for a-bizzilion miles

 

bad thing - all that stuff not fitting tightly and flopping

around and falling out adds to the inaccurate timing of

any spark and the motor will run rough, ping, sluggish,

low power, rattle ...............

 

so maybe a ' new ' donor distributor with your electronic

trigger transplanted will save time, agravation, money,

[kbmb02]

I've got complete donor distributors and donor parts (and, I've got a local guy here in SoCal who can put it together and check/tweak the advance curve). Send message if interested... -KB

[jjbunn]

that is pretty botched up!+x87%#4

 

good thing - the gear looks normal for a-bizzilion miles

 

bad thing - all that stuff not fitting tightly and flopping

around and falling out adds to the inaccurate timing of

any spark and the motor will run rough, ping, sluggish,

low power, rattle ...............

 

so maybe a ' new ' donor distributor with your electronic

trigger transplanted will save time, agravation, money,

I'll get a donor, as you suggest.

 

I did fix up this one today - the spring had come off the advance mechanism (should there be 2 springs - looked like it) but it was so crudded up it probably wasn't moving anyway. So I cleaned and lubed everything, and put it together.

 

Should a vacuum advance hold vacuum, or just respond to vacuum? The one on this dizzy responds, but leaks it away in a second or so.

[billjecks]

for a 180.00 you can get a brand new one form ireland. Complete with electronics.  Fixed my shaky idle.

 

Bill

Vancouver bc

73 tii