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Sixoh · 10-08-2006, 05:10 PM

I'm in the middle of restoring the distributor for my 394 and putting in the electronic ignition.

What happened was - I replaced the old, brittle distributor to coil wiring in the dist. The short wire inside is secured on one end around a screw that holds the vac. advance in place. The other end was mashed into a connection that is fixed onto the plate in there that the advance moves.

Here's the problem - that connection that the end of the wire fits into came off the plate. It wasn't screwed down, or soldered on. It looks like a hot electrode was used almost like a spot weld to hold it on.

Has anyone else had that pop off? What did you do to get it back on???!?!
It's the little things that *@!&#*#$

!!!

10-08-2006, 05:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sixoh Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 26	Hopefully not a serious goof up.... I'm in the middle of restoring the distributor for my 394 and putting in the electronic ignition. What happened was - I replaced the old, brittle distributor to coil wiring in the dist. The short wire inside is secured on one end around a screw that holds the vac. advance in place. The other end was mashed into a connection that is fixed onto the plate in there that the advance moves. Here's the problem - that connection that the end of the wire fits into came off the plate. It wasn't screwed down, or soldered on. It looks like a hot electrode was used almost like a spot weld to hold it on. Has anyone else had that pop off? What did you do to get it back on???!?! It's the little things that @!&##$ !!!