Andy in Pa Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 So I recently pulled the distributor out of my 89 MJ to re-seal it properly and take care of the pesky oil leak. When I removed it, I noticed that it had this extra bracket over top of the distributor tang that seemed to be useless and redundant in the process of holding the ditributor in place... I just got done with a bunch of research to figure out why this happened, and, well, it turns out that it is not redundant, it is actually quite important if you plan on keeping your distributor IN PLACE for the duration of your drive. The tang broke, and the distributor popped up while I was driving, which made the MJ run poorly. It never lost engagement with the oil pump though, so it had pressure the whole time. Lesson learned... New distributor ordered, and hopefully in hand by the weekend. Little hold-down clamp is going back on!! Just when you get cocky and think you have seen it all, a humbling experience like this happens and whacks you with a stick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy in Pa Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 hour ago, derf said: Lol, ok... I will get some when I pull the old disty out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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