Alright, so I had a few minutes to start replacing ignition parts. Picked up new points and condenser from NAPA (parts cross reference) and installed those. I pulled the dizzy to make it easier to work on.
The old points were pretty bad. Burned on both, and a large pit in one. I should have changed these a while ago. New condenser went in fine. The old one had the Delco-Remy logo stamped on it, so it's pretty old.
While I had everything out, I checked the vacuum advance, and it held vacuum when I sucked on tube connected to it. I could see the arm moving as well. So that's good.
Put the distributor back on the engine. I was going to set the timing according to Ross's video (put the #1 cylinder at 6-7 degrees BTDC), but I'm noticing that the distributor shaft has a lot of "play". When I twist the distributor, the shaft (the hex that the points ride on) spins with the rest of the dizzy for a bit. Is it normal to have play like this? Or is the shaft supposed to be stationary?
I also noticed before I put the distributor back in that the end of the shaft (the slotted side that goes in the engine) was fairly loose where it attached to the rest of the shaft. Normal?
-Kevin
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