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Old 12-02-2013, 12:10 AM
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Bosch makes distributor cam grease for this which is sold on this site. A tube this size is enough to last you for the next 200 years. A very thin film applied to the distributor cam lobes and the rubbing block on the points is all you will need. Too much and it will fly off and foul the points. The standard Bosch points used to come with a plastic cover that snapped over the points to guard against this and I believe the felt wiper also served this purpose. IIRC At some point in your car's life MB/Bosch instructed technicians to bend the felt wiper so it did not contact the distributor cam---don't recall why they recommended this change. The capacitor also serves no function on this installation so don't replace it. Set the point gap to the wider side of the specified limits so that as the rubbing block wears dwell will still be within limits. Also, never file or use sandpaper on the points. Very little current flows through the points and any debris between the points will cause misfiring/stalling. Mark


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