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TracyB 
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Posted: July-11-2016 at 8:45pm |
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KENO
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Posted: October-30-2023 at 6:48pm |
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Thought I'd drag this old thread up from the dead with a little info on getting a stuck distributor out, with maybe no destruction involved........maybe.
I got a call a couple of days ago from a friend with a gt40 who couldn't rotate or lift his distributor. He wanted get it out due to PIP issues. I asked him if he had a 1/1/4 inch combination wrench, he said "yea,do you want to borrow it or something" I said yep, I'll be over shortly and we'll get your distributor out while I'm there. So I showed up, "borrowed the wrench" and used it on the hex built into the distributor (probably built that way for situations like this) and got it rotating with some force involved, without busting anything and with some penetrating oil and continued rotation, it was moving pretty easily and it lifted out without much effort Here's a picture of the hex and a 1 1/4 inch wrench on it  There's a reasonable amount of working room and the leverage with the big wrench is good and you can use a hammer of your choice for some gentle luv taps if needed. We had a few taps involved. This wrench method also works on the original equipment Prestolite's on the earlier PCM engines, but you need a 1 5/16 wrench for it's hex Here's a picture of the Prestolite hex  It's a fair amount stronger in the hex area than using strap wrenches, chain wrenches, hammers or other brutal methods on the distributor bowl, and you don't really destroy anything along the way, in case you're planning on reusing the distributor  Some other distributors like a Mallory or a Pertronix don't have a hex DUI for Ford no hex, DUI for a Chevy has a hex The GM distributors on the fuel injected Chevy engines have a square section that you can use a wrench on, instead of a hex Maybe this'll save somebody some aggravation ........maybe it won't. |
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Jonny Quest
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Posted: November-15-2023 at 8:17pm |
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Good tip, Ken. I didn't know about the 1 1/4 wrench trick. A stuck dizzy can really be a b!tch.
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Posted: November-26-2023 at 6:34pm |
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I have a '99 SN with a Ford PCM. The motor is really clean and I have no reason to touch the distributor as it runs like a top still. That said, is there some specific lubricant I should put where the distributor goes into the motor to preclude the housing from sticking to the block?
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KENO
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Posted: November-27-2023 at 3:57pm |
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A little of your favorite penetrating oil, Marvel Mystery oil etc around the base won't hurt anything and will probably soak into the gap where it fits into the engine, and help keep things loose when it's time to rotate or move the distributor.
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