On May 7, 6:06=A0pm, "Keith W" <invalidaddr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 3, 5:43 pm, "Keith W" <invalidaddr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On May 3, 3:40 pm, Chris <ch...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > Have the disrtibutor looked at it be wear in the shaft which ahs the
> > > rotor arm at the end of it, if that shaft is worn you can get all
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> > > of problems, one way to find out if it is worn remove the cap and
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> > > and move the shaft side to side if it moves from side to side you
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> > > problems,when was it serviced? like replace plugs,leads,cap. oil
> > > etc.the coil might be sparking across to something metal try moving
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> > >Thanks for the response.
> > >On an 80,000 ml Pug, I expect there will be wear.
> > >could this cause oil contamination?
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> > Oil is more likely to be from somewhere else. A favourite is the oil
> > pressure switch, another is the engine top cover gasket. In your
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> > thread you mentioned the dipstick. In a recent query on this group
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> > Keith Willcocks
> > (If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living)
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> >I had this very same problem. Some oil was passing the top of the
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> >I wonder if this could be causing electrical problems around the
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Do you mean, keep the area claean, and hope the problem vanishes
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