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Pick-Up Coil: Service and Repair

Distributor:





1. Remove distributor cap, rotor, and flash shield.
2. Disconnect wiring from pick-up module to amplifier.
3. Remove screws securing pick-up module to mounting plate and remove module.
4. Reverse steps to refit. Be sure to adjust pick-up module air gap to:

0.008 in (0.20 mm) to 0.014 in (0.35 mm)

5. Adjust ignition timing. Should be:

14° BTDC at idle with vacuum hose disconnected.