GM Distributor Point Adjusting Tool, Where to buy?
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GM Distributor Point Adjusting Tool, Where to buy?
I've looked on ebay, google searched, I can't seem to find this tool. Does anyone have any idea where I could buy one, new or used?
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You used to be able to buy this from any auto parts store that sold Lisle tools. It is just a flexible shaft with an allen wrench at the end. Some of them had adapters for screw driver ends to adjust carb screws.
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Here you are ;
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Dwell-A...VZ1PXF&vxp=mtr
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Dwell-A...VZ1PXF&vxp=mtr
He must have just relisted it. When I found that ad, it was expired. Thank you very much, I just bought it. It's a lot easier than an allen wrench. Back when I had a Buick, I used to have to turn it a little, start it and look at the meter, and keep doing that until I got it right, because I was afraid of getting hit by the fan. And I did that every week, because that car would eat points. Something about a resistor wire. I never did figure it out, and there was no internet back then.
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He must have just relisted it. When I found that ad, it was expired. Thank you very much, I just bought it. It's a lot easier than an allen wrench. Back when I had a Buick, I used to have to turn it a little, start it and look at the meter, and keep doing that until I got it right, because I was afraid of getting hit by the fan. And I did that every week, because that car would eat points. Something about a resistor wire. I never did figure it out, and there was no internet back then.
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Consider using Accel points, very high quality, also check distributor shaft for play. Many vendors for the points.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a...c/applications
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a...c/applications
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Consider using Accel points, very high quality, also check distributor shaft for play. Many vendors for the points.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a...c/applications
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a...c/applications
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I didn't know these cars had a ballast resistor, unless it's that resistor wire I heard about. What do you do with that if it's getting 12V instead of 9V?
I had a Chrysler with that white ballast resistor on the fire wall. They only lasted a month, I used to keep spares in the car.
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Consider using Accel points, very high quality, also check distributor shaft for play. Many vendors for the points.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a...c/applications
Thanks for the info. I got points from a local place. That should be good enough for me. Last time I changed the points, when I got the car, the distributor was fine, no play, the weights moved freely. I did a full tune up at that time, and replaced the vacuum advance more recently.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/a...c/applications
$40.01 for a set of points and condenser? You can find NOS Delco unit for $15 with free shipping on eBay, or a complete tune up kit, which consists of rotor, points & condenser for $20. https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-DELCO-R...0AAOSwZ9xbk7O2
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I didn't know these cars had a ballast resistor, unless it's that resistor wire I heard about. What do you do with that if it's getting 12V instead of 9V?
I had a Chrysler with that white ballast resistor on the fire wall. They only lasted a month, I used to keep spares in the car.
I had a Chrysler with that white ballast resistor on the fire wall. They only lasted a month, I used to keep spares in the car.
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