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Mysterious Engine Failure - Ideas, please

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Mysterious Engine Failure - Ideas, please
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Location: New Zealand
Car type: Austin 7 Ruby 1938
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04-04-2022, 10:17 AM
My measurement is definitely in thousands of inch. Points gap is now about the same as the plug gap.
There is no looseness in the top bearing of the distributor. I don't know if there is play in the bottom bearing. Distributor spindle is not bent because I checked the points gap against all four lobes and found it to be the same.
Yes, I had to adjust the timing after opening the points gap. 
Please don't consider that I have definitely cured the engine failure until I have done a long run.
Graham O has kindly offered to follow in a towing car when I do the run on Thursday. 
Regards 
Graham.
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RE: Mysterious Engine Failure - Ideas, please - by Graham Barker - 04-04-2022, 10:17 AM

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