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Old 04-09-2010, 06:34 PM
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If you have the very weakest springs in the distributor, it will not return the flywheights when the RPM's drop, causing the timing to stay somewhat advanced and your idle to be higher than you set it a few minutes before, and the idle will "Hunt". Put a dab of dielectric grease on the flywheight pivots and on the pads underneath the weights, if the weights have corrosion or light rust, use a wire brush and WD-40 to remove the rust. The weights must return to their "Home" position or the timing will remain advanced.
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