[T2] Good News

[Dennis Gentry]

About bits of broken washer having fallen into your engine:  This is the
fiber washers, not the steel ones?

If you don't already have one, install a magnetic oil drain plug and you'll
probably find the bits if it was steel!

I forget what the filter setup is like on a '65, but it's just a screen,
not a paper filter, rightt?   I suppose the fiber bits could clog some tiny
oil galley, but if they were falling apart where they were, I imagine they
should fall apart in hot, pressurized oil.  It might be worth changing the
oil and checking the filter for bits.

Good Luck!


On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 7:21 PM, Kevin Guarnotta <kevin at guarnottadesign.com>
wrote:

> OK, I have found a problem. A clearly identifiable problem.
>
> I looked at the distributor, there was a tiny bit of wiggle in it, but it
> did not spin in the clamp. I went to look at the distributor on my '78.
> That one is rock solid, and does not move at all.
>
> I went back to the distributor on the '65. I pulled it out. I spun it
> around, it seemed ok. I looked closely at the bottom of it - and found one
> of the washers at the bottom of the distributor appears to have broken
> apart. What this would cause, I do not know. But It is clearly an issue.
> Should I be worried about bits of it having gone into the engine?
>
> So I've got to either rebuild this one, get someone to rebuilt mine,
> and/or get a new one. The one I have is a German Bosch unit. JUR / 0213 137
> 005 / 111 905 205N. My carb is a Solex H 30/31 PICT.
>
> I think I mentioned earlier my desire to get pertronix (as it was
> suggested to me, and I hate adjusting points). I have one of those
> aircooled.net svda distributors, which I may be able to swap in here,
> while I try to decide the best one to install.
>
> So if I get a new distributor - aircooled.net sells some with the
> pertronix points replacement module already installed. Pertronix 1, 2 or 3.
> They no longer have those custom SVDA distributor they put together. Any
> recommendations for a distributor?
>
> Again - thanks for all your help.... I feel like I am singlehandedly
> bringing the list back to life...it has been quiet here for a while. Maybe
> I'll have to make my '65 my daily driver again.
>
> ;)
>
> -Kevin Guarnotta
> Jamaica Plain, MA
>
> '78 Westy
> '69 Singlecab
> '65 Ez-camper
>
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