I was hoping you'd comment Dave. I was talking about timing with the 27 BTDC. I see now that wasn't clear. I think the dwell is close to spec based on gapping and the fleeting meter readings I've seen. I was also wondering what FLAPS stood for (knew it had something to do with auto parts store). I have studied the timing article and it was very helpful. I've also seen your caution on the used distributors. If I could get one that worked I probably wouldn't mind dealing with points for a while. I'm not looking to drive the car a lot so I don't mind normal wear and tear and the related tune-ups at this point in time.
It seems that I have very little distributor play side to side, but much more up and down (quarter inch maybe). Should there be any up and down play at all? As I said, I can't get dwell or tach readings at all lately for some reason and it sounds like that is because of the cam (worn or wobble). If you know of any other reasons, let me know so I can investigate. I want to go back an check the point gap again to see if it is near .016 and check the timing again to see if it is still looking good at 3500 rpms (looking at dash tach) and vacuum hoses plugged.
Oh, and do you know about the felt pad (part 27 on page 66 of the Haynes book)? As I said, my appears to be missing. Maybe that has some impact on the rotor?
