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September 15, 2019 at 7:38 am #183368
shoestringmariner
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    billw wrote:

    See if you have moisture in the distributor cap. Certain atmospheric conditions can make that happen. I remember that used to happen sometimes, when those distributor engines were more popular.

    Excellent, thank you. Maybe that’s it, It’s been cold, windy and rainy here.
    I used to hear people say to spray wd40 on wires and caps in wet weather on old type systems (flatheads, magneto drives etc)…truth or fiction?

    Is the soft belt tension anything to worry about?