sebastiaan
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| posted on 20/7/06 at 07:37 PM |
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leaky distributor? (pinto....)
My indy seems to have sprung an oil leak somewhere around the distributor. I've got a 2.0 Pinto in, with the 1.6 ignition system. It looks like
an internal distributor shaft seal has gone, because there is oil as high up as the vacuum advance mechanism.
Question is: is this common, and are these distributors easy to rebuild if they go wrong. Or should i just get another one?
O, a i will NOT just put a bike engine in ;-)
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 20/7/06 at 07:48 PM |
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From what I remember its just a simple O ring seal,
Does it look dirty/perished or not to be seating properly?
They should only be pence from the local plumbing suppliers/DIY shop would be worth changing just for piece of mind.
(or the oil pump is driven from the bottom of the dizzy shaft it could be more serious and thats blown a seal maybe, hope not!)
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sebastiaan
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| posted on 20/7/06 at 07:55 PM |
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It looks pretty good (well, it did when the engine went in two months ago). Is there just the O-ring, or are there other seals internally inside the
distributor?
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 20/7/06 at 07:58 PM |
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There might be internal ones thinking about it, that seal the rotating parts. The one I mentioned will be the seal between the Dizzy and the Engine
block.
The Heynes manual not show anything
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sebastiaan
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| posted on 20/7/06 at 08:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MkIndy7
There might be internal ones thinking about it, that seal the rotating parts.
That's what i thought also. Anyone know?
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Michael
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| posted on 20/7/06 at 08:43 PM |
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Not a lot of help i now, but i just cleaned my 1300 Xflow Distributor, prior to refitting in rebuilt engine. I did notice that there was a felt pad
in the end of the distributor shaft under the rotay arm, could this be missing on yours allowing to much oil?
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DIY Si
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| posted on 20/7/06 at 10:56 PM |
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That felt pad's there to oil the points rotor. It helps it to open and close the points smoothly. Most dizzy's have a O ring or two on the
shaft somewhere, so could be one's a bit manky.
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sebastiaan
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| posted on 21/7/06 at 10:24 AM |
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Are these easily rebuildable, or do i need to get a new one?
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 21/7/06 at 04:15 PM |
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Think you will find there are no seals inside the distributor . Probably down to worn bushes in the housing , better to get another distributor. It
might be a good idea to check the crankcase breather , if thats blocked it will cause oil to leak from the weakest point
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