Thread: chevy 400 distributor clamp/not holding

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Originally Posted by onemangang

what difference does the stock one make? I know with chrome parts you always need to scuff it up a bit but is the stock one a harder metal or something....and what about a aluminum clamp?

My 2cents worth: A dist. is not hard to hold. Sounds to me like it is bottoming
out on the oil pump , pull it out and put center punch ...... marks around
the manifold and under the dist flange . Now add 2,3or,4,good gaskets tighten
good, and you should have it. Unless you have a night time prankster. EN

I hope he's got it fixed by now, this thread is 3 years old.

Originally Posted by DennyW

Oops, Oh well, maybe someone else will ask.

I've decided that I'm only going to post until I reach the big 10,000 post. From then on, I'm going to try to be just a reader.

Now you and I both know that is BS. Who cares about the post count? Just keep doing what you're doing and ignore the naysayers.