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Old 07-23-2021, 02:08 PM   #13
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Re: Can't get distributor to lock down.

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Originally Posted by burnin oil View Post
Could be the driveshaft is to long. I have only had that problem on 400sb though.
Called the engine shop. A few years back some of the companies like Moroso were shipping BBC intermediate shafts in SBC packaging. They said maybe they missed one. Told me to pack the bottom of the distributor with grease and install it with the shims and the gasket, if it pushed all the grease out odds are its the BBC shaft which is approximately .500 inch longer. Sure enough all the grease came out. Pulling the pan later today... I'll post a picture. Thanks everyone.
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