worn dist. shaft or lobe?

Anonymous-0 · Feb 9, 2009

I recently purchased a ford 600 series this year with worn distributor shaft or cam. It does have 12v with neg. ground. Instead of replacing or purchasing a new distributor I am considering an electronic ignition instead. Can anyone tell me if this will work since I'm not sure whats all involved inside of the distributor. Thanks, Don

John T · Feb 9, 2009

Even with an elec ignition switch, you still cant have a shaft thats wobbling all around too bad. On some elec switches a part fits over the cam and lobes which has magnetic tips sort of where the high cam lobes were to trigger the pickup coil as they pass close by, while others still have a pickup coil but dont need the bulkier magnets....... The trouble is if the shaft is wobbling too bad the triggering may be erratic and/or off time and thats not a good thing.

I could be wrong and it all depends on the type of switch and its triggering (and how much shaft wobble and how sensitive the switch is regarding distances from the pickup coil etc etc) but I just dont see an elec switch as a silver bullet or cure all for a worn distributor shaft over the long run at least

BUTTTTTTT if the ONLY problem is a worn cam lobe and NOT shaft wobble, then I can see an elec switch working fine n solving the worn lobe problem completely as it uses magnets where the high cam lobes used to be to trigger the pickup coil

it all depends

John T

Bob · Feb 9, 2009

A Pertronix EI is LESS sensitive to some wear in the distributor shaft/bushings than breaker points.

It would be BETTER, though, to re-bush the distributor, even with the EI.

Also, what shape is the centrifugal advance mechanism in... wear or broken springs there will cause all sorts of problems.

worn dist. shaft or lobe?

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