Hi all,
I have a new-to-me 1963 220SEb that drives beautifully, when it wants to… The distributor has 20-30 degrees of rotational slop, not counting the spring-back mechanical advance. In my experience with Porsche engines, this means the distributor drive shaft/pinion isn't shimmed properly.
To check my theory, I removed the distributor pinch clamp and reinstalled the distributor; now the play is gone! I can't run it like this of course… When I "preload" the rotor in one direction, the...
220SEb distributor play causing misfires?
I have a new-to-me 1963 220SEb that drives beautifully, when it wants to… The distributor has 20-30 degrees of rotational slop, not counting the spring-back mechanical advance. In my experience with Porsche engines, this means the distributor drive shaft/pinion isn't shimmed properly.
To check my theory, I removed the distributor pinch clamp and reinstalled the distributor; now the play is gone! I can't run it like this of course… When I "preload" the rotor in one direction, the...
220SEb distributor play causing misfires?
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