Several months ago my distributor let go. The upper bushing wore out, and allowed the rotating "star" to strike the hall-effect pick-up, what a mess. The magnet from the pick-up was shattered. At $600 for a new distributor, I was in a bind.
I broke out the old '84 BMW 318i that has been parked for 2 years, and started driving it. Getting 30mpg with today's gas prices has been nice, and it is running very well, so I have been able to park the SC until I solve my rear suspension issues. I drive close to 85 miles a day and I don't want to do any more harm, to me or my car.
As for the distributor, here's a good tidbit: I found a BMW 535 Bosch distributor with all the right "guts" in a yard for $50. It rotated in the opposite direction so I had to move the pin for the vacuum advance from one side to the other, and the bushing went right in.
It now runs better now then it ever has since I've owned it. The timing mark used to fluctuate a little, but now it is right on, with no deviation. Of course this only adds to my frustration of exercising restraint, to not drive the SC out of the neighborhood.
The SC is in very good shape, if I can figure how to post an image on this board I will put it in the "OT: second car" post, I do have one with both the SC and the BMW.
I am a very accomplished "wrench", I don't want to take short cuts that jeopardize quality, but I do have to maneuver within a very tight budget. There are a pair of arms on a auction site that are at $39.99 each right now, aluminum, '75 911S, Ball/Socket link. It is hard for me to imagine getting a better deal then these, but a deal is not a deal if it doesn't work.
So I'm still trying to figure out if they can be modified for the bolt-on link. The suggestion for an after market bar may be the solution. I have looked in many catalogs, and most all of the bars are listed '65-'89. In fact I have not seen any bar listed for '78-'89.
Still trying to decide what to do.
GT911
GordonTaylor@ev1.net
'81 911 SC very very fun
'84 BMW 318i very very economical
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