Thanks Matt for confirming the need for a lubricant. I pulled that seal and noted the sawdust-like absorbent in the well, which is what the Corvette website referenced. I cleaned the area and replaced that absorbent with a piece of gun cleaning patch cut to fit, and soaked it with DuraLube oil. I'm waiting to get some dry lubricant for the advance plate now and then I'll put in a new set of points and condenser. Joe Fulton --- Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list