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bjacko
Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Posts: 367 Location: Melbourne Australia
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:18 am Post subject: Morris 8 Distributor removal |
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Anyone had success freeing up a frozen distributor with the engine assembled and just requires a timing adjustment? |
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mid
Joined: 10 Jun 2008 Posts: 136 Location: Northampton
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:34 am Post subject: |
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the distributor on my Morris 10 was stuck in place for years and i was unable to use the manual advance/retard on the steering wheel... i tried soaking it in WD40 every week for about 3 months and had no success.
someone recommended "plus gas" - i saw some in a local shop and thought it might be worth a try, couple of squirts and a wiggle and it freed up instantly!
in fact its now too free and vibrations from the road can actually adjust the advance for me! |
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kevin2306
Joined: 01 Jul 2013 Posts: 1359 Location: nr Llangollen, north wales
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:38 am Post subject: |
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No garage or workshop is complete without a can of plusgas
Kev |
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welder
Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 265 Location: North Warwickshire
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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kevin2306 wrote: | No garage or workshop is complete without a can of plusgas
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Agee entirely. My Old Morris would be a rusting heap without it.
Ian |
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petermeachem
Joined: 23 Sep 2013 Posts: 358 Location: Chichester Sussex
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:42 am Post subject: |
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Whereas wd40 doesn't seem to work at all. It's odd as they appear to be very similar, i.e. very thin oil |
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