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  1. J

    M37 Distributor and coil

    no it did not come through the vent lines unless the crankcase ventilation tube was disconnected or plugged which i have seen done,remenber those distributors haven't seen service since the military,mostg guys shy away from pulling the distributor,one bolt,disconnect the cap put it on the bench
  2. J

    M37 Distributor and coil

    if the if the the engine dies after getting warm without any erratic behavior, it sounds like a coil issue,coil has two sets of windings of different gauge,when the coil gets hot the windings separate killing the motor, when the engine cools down they come back together and your engine will...
  3. J

    M37 Distributor and coil

    if your getting what you cal oil mist in your distributor than take it out and put new seals, no oil mist gets into the distributor you have a oil breather tube that should be connected removing vapor,that is your crankcase vent tube which a lot of " know it alls" remove
  4. J

    M37 Distributor and coil

    the vent lines are there for two reasons, for underwater operation to keep air flow and keep the unit waterproof, but also for cooling,they were designed to pull outside air into the housing thats why they have different ends on them, take you distributor out and service it, clean it, check for...
  5. J

    M37 Distributor and coil

    leave those vent lines connected, they are there for a reason to cool the coil
  6. J

    M37 Distributor and coil

    yes thats true, the coil needs to dissipate the heat it generates, the paste or a metal disc would help
  7. J

    M37 Distributor and coil

    the vent lines running to the distributor are there for a reason, they keep the coil from overheating ,your coil is in a enclosed case and there is no way for it to dissipate the heat, leave the lines connected to the dist.case,in the correct position also
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