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I just noticed a squeaking noise and it seems to be coming from the distributor. Any thoughts as to what might cause this? Thanks in advance for your help.
Internal arcing can cause a squeaking sound...I speak from first hand experience! But on the other hand, if it hasn't been lubed in a while, you might tear it down and check her out.
If it is a tach drive dist., it could be the cross gear or the cable itself.
It looks as if there is a speedometer type cable coming out of the base of the distributor. Also, the squeaking noise is in synch with a fluctuating tach gauge at idle. Hopefully it's something simple and I don't have to replace the distributor.
From: Fairview Heights Illinois, near Saint Louis MO, STL C3 Shark
Originally Posted by Apache61
It looks as if there is a speedometer type cable coming out of the base of the distributor. Also, the squeaking noise is in synch with a fluctuating tach gauge at idle. Hopefully it's something simple and I don't have to replace the distributor.
That's the tach drive. Sounds like you need to lube that cable before it snaps in two.
