66 Stumbling update

[Gary S.]

To those who responded to my post about my 66 stumbling/hesitating on the highway, I thought I would update you. I took the distributor to a place with a dist. tester and, low and behold, the points started misfiring at around 2500 rpm. I looked at them closely and they grease all over them! When I rebuilt the dist. last week I must have put to much grease on the lobes and when it started spinning, it started slinging grease everywhere. That is why I was able to drive 20 miles out away and got about 10 miles back home before it started acting up. It took a while for the grease to accumulate on the points. I will be installing the dist. tomorrow and will post final results, but I am 95% certain that my problem is solved.

Isn't is nice to be your own worst enemy and create work for yourself?

Gary 21316

[Mike Andresen (27410)]

Keep Smiling

Been there, done that (or something similar), got the t-shirt, etc. Glad to hear you can still chuckle about it!

[Iron Duke NCRS #22045]

Re: 66 Stumbling update

You shouldn't have to put grease on the points if you install a new cam lubricator. I haven't bought one lately, but I assume they're still out there. The last one was a cylindrical piece of polyurethane foam on a holder the fit in the slot for the original felt wick holder.

Duke

[Gary S.]

Re: 66 Stumbling update

Duke, I put in new points and the felt lubricator was dry. I found out from the parts shop that the technique to avoid overgreasing, is to put a small dab of grease on the lobes of the distributor and give a couple of turns. Then take a clean rag, wipe off all the excess grease and you are set. I hadn't put new points in a car in a long time and I took my glue brush and daubed on enought grease to lube 20 felt wicks! No wonder the points were crapped out with grease.

Oh well, live and learn. Besides, I like spending 6 hours in my sweltering garage with 85% humidity.

Gary 21316