Distributor Advance
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- 1978 CJ5 258 6cyl - 3sp T-150 - Dana20 TC - 2.5 inch spring lift - PO body lift - stock axles - 2bbl Intake and Holley 2300 carb - glasspack muffler - 31x10.5x15
I took measurements to make a timing chart and noticed that I was getting no centrifugal advance at all up to 2K rpm. I took my distributor apart hoping that something was stuck and found my advance head to look like this.


This doesn't look anything like any of the pictures I've seen of other centrifugal advance heads. Do I need to replace it or adjust it? I got this distributor as a remanufactured one from O'Reilly's 2 years ago.
Any ideas would be appreciated. I figured I needed to adjust springs but this just doesn't look right.
Thanks.


This doesn't look anything like any of the pictures I've seen of other centrifugal advance heads. Do I need to replace it or adjust it? I got this distributor as a remanufactured one from O'Reilly's 2 years ago.
Any ideas would be appreciated. I figured I needed to adjust springs but this just doesn't look right.
Thanks.
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