Distributor pickup coil spins ~30 degrees?
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Car: 1990 Pontiac Firebird Formula
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Distributor pickup coil spins ~30 degrees?
Been a long time since I worked on traditional distributor engine. I was doing a "tune-up" on my 16,500-mile Formula and after removing the cap, vacuuming out all the flaky white flotsam and rusty dust, noticed the pickup coil would spin back and forth about 30 degrees. Is this normal? It runs okay, but seems weird to me.
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Re: Distributor pickup coil spins ~30 degrees?
If it is the shield over the pickup coil that is normal.
If it is the actual pickup coil, although not sure how you can access it with the shield in place, should never spin. There is a locating tab to prevent that.
RBob.
If it is the actual pickup coil, although not sure how you can access it with the shield in place, should never spin. There is a locating tab to prevent that.
RBob.
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Joined: May 2012
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From: Arcadia, OK
Car: 1990 Pontiac Firebird Formula
Engine: L31 350 TPI
Transmission: Tremec TKX
Axle/Gears: 3.23 Posi
Re: Distributor pickup coil spins ~30 degrees?
Thanks! I'm sure that's it.
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