Posted by Chriscase [107.201.17.27] on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 18:54:48 :
In Reply to: Is it normal to have a little bit of play in the distributor posted by Sterling Luttrell [99.58.180.94] on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 15:23:42 :
Under the breaker plate (the flat part that the breaker points screw to) are some fly weights that spin with the shaft. The faster it spins, the farther it advances the top section of the shaft. It makes it spark earlier at higher RPMs.