Thread: Rusted Distributor Problem
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Old February 23rd, 2014, 02:07 PM
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Default Re: Rusted Distributor Problem
I had a stuck distributor in a '74 350 Olds V8 last summer. I used an air hammer on the vacuum advance unit to get it to turn. Finally got it moving and free. Had to replace the vacuum advance unit as collateral damage.

tommyduncan,

Yours is stuck by sludge on the lower portion. Spray carburetor cleaner works the best and fastest for that. Lift it as far as you can, spray the heck out of the housing as is goes doen in the block and it will dissolve the sludge. Continue turning it back and forth as you try to remove it. That will help work the disolving sludge off.
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