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Posted by SN001 (Member # 1803) on :
 
The distributor gear has maybe 6 of the 17 teeth which used to reside there. Looked down the hole and the cam gear seems to be fine.
Heres the problem: I've sheared the roll pin. which holds the gear on, off a half dozen times over the last two years. Each time it was several hundred miles from the last time. Now I've completely de-toothed the gear, but the roll pin is fine.
 

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Posted by mtbaughs (Member # 4052) on :
 
If you have an aftermarket cam sometimes you have to change which type of metal the distributor gear is made of. Call MSD and ask them or your cam manufacturer
 

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Posted by Chosen1 (Member # 1906) on :
 
are you using the correct distributor gear.

and are you positive the cam retainer plate is still tight? in other words, is the cam walking?

i had a ford cam go on a journey once. the gear on the cam was fine, the distributor gear was fucked.

i rebuilt that motor though. i didnt like metal pieces floating around.
 

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