Mismatch parts are OK as long as it works !! BUT ,with a dist.that old,pop the cap and wires off and grab hold of end of shaft and see how much slack you have in the bushings,if to much,you'll have a hard time keeping the DWELL on the points set correct,,(dwell is the gap),YOU can set the points according ly...if theres not much slack.After you get it running and startin off the key like you want it to,but it seems to never start and run the same all the time everytime,start checking the gap (points).if the setting is always different ,,that tells you to much wear in bushings and or shaft........OR the hold down screws on the points were not tight 'nuff or screw hole(s) are stripped out,,,AM mentioning this ,Cause I've been there
think you said the rotor button was a sloppy fit,,,,,,on some dist's,a small spring clip will be slid on the end ,this takes up slack in the R.button or your R button may be so old it's kinda got some xtra wear in the hole,,,,,any thing else I think of that might be of some help or of some interest to you,,,,,,I'll post it to you
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put some grease(a wee wee wee bit)on the shaft where the points ride againest it,just a fine film......
