'66 bug or van engine with mechanical-advance-only distributor... I have to set the points at .022" (instead of .016") to get a 50 degree dwell angle at 1500 rpm. The reason I say "at 1500 rpm" is that with this point setting, the dwell angle is 60 degrees at a low idle. In other words, my dwell angle isn't steady--it drops smoothly by about 10 degrees as the engine speed increases from low idle. At a constant engine speed, the dwell angle is steady. There doesn't seem to be a huge amount of play in the end of the distributor shaft when I wiggle it--I'd say at most 0.5 millimeter. Are my distributor bushings worn? If so, is it better/simpler/cheaper to get a new distributor or replace the bushings? If I should get a new distributor, is the mechanical-advance-only type preferable for this aging motor? Thanks in advance. - Robb -- Zuk & Associates ACCESS Database Specialists phone: (604)721-2656 pager: 389-4922 fax: 477-6138 email: robb@islandnet.com web: www.islandnet.com/~robb
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