MalcolmV8
Petty Officer 3rd Class
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- Jun 19, 2013
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So last week I pulled the distributor cap for inspection after seeing as how the spark plugs looked to be completely worn and shot (I'm the new owner of the boat). I see the cap and rotor are just as worn and terrible looking. I pick up replacements.
Wow that rotor was on there solid. Could be from years of neglect or maybe that's how they are. I had socket extensions in there and was forcing up so hard I thought something was going to snap and hit me in the face. I eventually put leather gloves on because I was pushing so hard if I slipped I was gonna have some seriously busted up knuckles. This went on for a while really working at it. I eventually had to get a crow bar. I thought it was going to break the main distributor housing. Unreal. I eventually got it off. The shaft was surface rusted as expected. I used some sand paper and cleaned it all up. I wanted to put some electrical dielectric grease on but was all out and we were heading to the lake. So I had some Ford PTFE lube (Teflon) that I put on there in hopes that rotor will come off some day. What do you guys use on the shaft before installing the rotor?
Also I noticed that I can grab the rotor and wiggle back and forth like the distributor and cam gear have some play in them. Is this a common "boat" thing or my gears worn? On car engines it's typically very solid with no back and forth wiggle room.
Thanks
Malcolm
Wow that rotor was on there solid. Could be from years of neglect or maybe that's how they are. I had socket extensions in there and was forcing up so hard I thought something was going to snap and hit me in the face. I eventually put leather gloves on because I was pushing so hard if I slipped I was gonna have some seriously busted up knuckles. This went on for a while really working at it. I eventually had to get a crow bar. I thought it was going to break the main distributor housing. Unreal. I eventually got it off. The shaft was surface rusted as expected. I used some sand paper and cleaned it all up. I wanted to put some electrical dielectric grease on but was all out and we were heading to the lake. So I had some Ford PTFE lube (Teflon) that I put on there in hopes that rotor will come off some day. What do you guys use on the shaft before installing the rotor?
Also I noticed that I can grab the rotor and wiggle back and forth like the distributor and cam gear have some play in them. Is this a common "boat" thing or my gears worn? On car engines it's typically very solid with no back and forth wiggle room.
Thanks
Malcolm
