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Distributor
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Cleaning: Every
6,000
miles
(10,000
krns.)
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Remove the distributor cover and wipe
it
inside and outside with
a
clean dry fluffless
cloth.
Examine the contact breaker.
The contacts us be free from re or oil. If
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they are burned or blackened, clean with fine carborundum stone or very fine
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emery cloth, afterwards wiping away any dirt or metal dust with a clean petrol
moistened cloth.
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The contact breaker setting should be checked after the
first
500 miles
(803
kms.)
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running and subsequently every 6.000 miles (10,000 kms.). To check the gap. turn
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the engine over slowly until the contacts are seen to be fully open and insert a
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,:
0.014"-0.016"
(0.36
to 0.4 rnm.) feeler gauge between the contacts.
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If the gap width
is
correct, the gauge will be a sliding fir.
If the gap width varies
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appreciably from the gauge thickness, the setting must be adjusted.
To do this.
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keep the engine in the position giving the maximum contact opening and slacken
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the screw at the side of the unit b3dy. Slide th,e fixed contact carrier into
its
slotted
hole until the correct gap
is
obtained.
Re-tighten the screw.
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If the high tension cables show signs of perishing or cracking, they should be replaced
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using a
7
mm. 'rubber covered ignition cable.
To do this, remove the metal washer
,
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and moulded nut from the defective cable.
Thread the new cable through the
moulded nut and bare the conductor for about a! inch
(6
rnm.).
Pass the exposed
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strands through the metal washer and bend back the strands radially.
Re-fit the
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moulded nut into the
H.T.
terminal. On the m2dels ST
&
bT the H.T. cable for the
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coil to distributor should also be treated in
a
similar manner.
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