OK, I'll ignore the washer (heck I wasn't having any luck finding one anyway). The wear marks on the gear aren't exactly in the middle, but seem happy enough.
By checking for 16+ volts I was hoping to actually find a problem. My logic has become backwards on me since my car hasn't started in a year - I am sure everyone understands. I know that 16+ volts would destroy the battery. BTW - alternator was replaced in 2002 with a brand new AL400N with internal regulator. Curiously, the old external regulator was still on the car hooked up (and has been for 4 years). I disconnected the old regulator and removed it about 4 weeks ago.
My distributor service is finished, but I am going to order a new vacuum advance and install it before I re-mount on the car (this weekend?)
I checked on several occassions that 12V on pin #15. When I get things remounted I plan to check it again, especially while cranking to see if it falls considerably; possibly suggesting an ignition switch issue.
I'll provide an update after this weekend. Thanks for staying tuned. To keep everyone focues...LOL...here is a picture of my car and I about 6 years ago....
