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BEFORE YOU START
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DISCLAIMER:
Our pictorials are of informative nature and do illustrate works carried out by ourselves at our own premises for our own use and satisfaction.
Readers who envisage to carry out similar works inspired by the below method shall do this at their own risks and liability.
Our pictorials are of informative nature and do illustrate works carried out by ourselves at our own premises for our own use and satisfaction.
Readers who envisage to carry out similar works inspired by the below method shall do this at their own risks and liability.
Replacing the distributor cap
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1- Unclip the cap and look inside. A central carbon cylinder is missing in this one but this is unusual. In most cases the 4 contacts are worn and corroded which require the cap replacement.
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2- Get a new cap that matches yours. You can see in this one the central carbon contact that went missing.
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3- Mark the engine cylinder numbers on each terminal prior to removing the wires. Cylinder No1 is the one to the gearbox side. Do so by following the wires and seeing to which cylinder they connect.
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4- Transpose them one by one to the new cap. Make sure to insert them well and fit the rubber protector.
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5- Use a grit 150 or more sand paper on the rotor or replace it if its edge contact is worn, re-assemble the cap and proceed to the timing tuning.
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Distributor complete replacement
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6- Unplug the vacuum line that goes to the inlet manifold or the carburetor
7- Unplug the electrical connectors.
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8- Unscrew the bolt that holds the fork on distributor base.
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9- Remove the fork.
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10- Pull out the distributor. Note well the direction of the two legs of the driving rod. See Step 16.
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11- Turn it upside down, find the brush and any other parts that would have fallen inside like a piece of spring, etc.
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12- take out the existing seal using a small screwdriver.
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13- Get a new high temperature silicone o-ring, oil the rod and seal.
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14- Push it into its groove.
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15- You are now ready to refit the distributor. Note that mine has no contact breakers or else you need first to replace the breaker and pre-adjust it to the recommended gap (in most cases 0.4mm).
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16- Watch the rod orientation as the legs are not centered, i.e. not on the diameter.
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17- It has to match the orientation of the rod driver inside the engine. or else the distributor won't go into its base.
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18- Reverse the dismantling steps and put back the rotor and cap in place.
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19- Put back the rubber cover if existing and proceed to the timing (see specific page below).
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See also...
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