Hello!
75 mercedes 280 6-cylinder, car started running bad, inside distributor, rotor is taking gashes out of distributor cap.

My guess is something really went south in distributor? Thankful for any and all help.
Older car, much older first time mercedes owner!!!

Is the rotor good? Have you cranked the engine with the distributor cap off? If so does the rotor shaft wobble? does it have any play when moved side to side? I am assuming that there would be a bearing or just close tolerances that would keep the rotor shaft centered in the distributor housing...

Thanks

I will be doing more exploratory in the a.m. Just thought I'd run it pass the

forum, ( it's been the best! ) to maybe get a heads up on how much fun i'm in

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Thanks again!

( Wow! I remember when they made engines like this......... I think i do ....... (((

Oh. I thought you were talking about salesmen fighting. That I could believe. In any case if you can post a photo of the damage? That might help. Was the rotor fully seated? I would just check the shaft for play side to side and up and down. Was the rotor coming apart? Have you tried a new rotor and cap?

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

The bushing locating the dist shaft may be gone. Or the shaft could be broken.

You didn't just put in a new rotor by any chance did you? It could be too big if you did.

Tom W

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

LOL yeah , there are some ruthless sales folk out there

The rotor"s not real old but i did check and it sure seems to be the right one

I'll find out more later after some java, get the motor in line and pull the

distributor Thanks again this place sure helps an ol' shadetree like myself