Help with 70 LT1 distributor

[Kenneth H.]

Was looking over my engine yesterday and found a problem. The attached picture is of the base of my 1111491 distributor, and as you can see, something isn't right. Can some tell me what the wire is in the picture, and what issues might be caused by the nut not being tightened down? I looked in the AIM and CSM, and also searched the forum and can't find any reference to this wire. The LT1 has been running a little rough, and stalling once in a while. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[William C.]

Re: Help with 70 LT1 distributor

Based on the arrow, it seems you are looking at the coupling that attaches the tach cable to the distributor, via the round knurled nut. Eventually the drive cable will break if this is not aligned properly.

[Kenneth H.]

Re: Help with 70 LT1 distributor

Bill,

Thanks for your help. Once you identified it for me I realized that it was indeed the tach cable that I was asking about. I tightened the nut and hope that I didn't do any damage to the cable while the nut was off.

Thanks.