On 4/27/2008 6:58 PM, JOE FULTON spouted this sage advice: <snip> > In the top of the distributor housing where the shaft > exits the housing there is a lubricant well which > should be covered by a seal. What lubricant is > appropriate for this part of the distributor? A > Corvette site (I know, lots of similarity) specifies a > small piece of oil soaked gauze. On later Delco > distributors I think there was an oil impregnated > piece of felt in this area. Joe, Both of my American's have an oil soaked piece of felt on them. They both get a few drops of engine oil every now and then (it should be wet but not dripping). I don't drive them enough to do that type of thing based on miles but oiling the felt is part of a tune up. Matt -- mhaas@xxxxxxx Cincinnati, OH http://www.mattsoldcars.com 1967 Rambler American wagon 1968 Rambler American sedan ================================================================= According to a February 2003 survey of Internet holdouts released by UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online. _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list