resend distributor removal/intake manifold 2nd try

[knitknacks at coslink.net]

Using George Sidman's suggestion to pull the throttle body, I got to the distributor hold-down nut, got 
the dizzy out (it's a replacement with the metal gear), crunched off the ugly rotor with the turned up 
ends to its contact strip, cleaned up the shaft with some emory cloth, installed the new rotor sans 
adhesive--rotor goes on pretty snugly, requiring some effort to seat it, so I really don't understand 
the need for glue--and got the dizzy back in proper place after half a dozen tries and engine runs just 
fine except for a continuing stumble under load.   Removing the throttle body also made replacing the 
heater valve easier.

Thanks to all for their helpful suggestions.


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