Re: Distributor Gear Sheared Teeth
what you might look at. is how sharp the teeth are on the cam if you wore out the bronze gear i bet they are pretty sharp . i always make it a pratice when installing a roller or billet core type cam to debure the gear on the cam . and you could even go as far a polishing the sides of the tooth . a slighly worn fine scotch bright wheel works well. and to prolong the life of the bronze gear you could drill a tiny hole in the base of he distributor, take the gear of and drill up at an angle into the band that seals off the oil gally for the lifters .so that it will spay oil on gear. a savvy engine builder told this trick to me to help my street car live with a roller cam.
good luck
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Mark Markow
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