Thread: Rebuilt 400 HO suddenly runs rough
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Old 09-26-2021, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by steve25 View Post
I bet that in your distributor the wire that runs under the breaker plate has totally dry rotted insulation with a lot of it missing off the wire, and when the plate move as you give the motor throttle the power to the points gets shorted out!

Thanks Steve. I popped off the cap to check the rotor, but maybe I should also pop off the rotor to check the breaker plate. I’ll take a photo and post it.


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