318 LA Engine Hot=Noise Dist.

LowDart said
Hey ,I've got an 318 LA engine and the thing that worry's me a bit is a noise that" i think " comes from the distributor when the engine get's hot!It's with the hot engine!!Yesterday the car started a bit heavy after 2 hours driving(The noise come's after 15 mins).The Dist. it's the same since i bought the car.And it doesnt look good.I'm runing with Eletronic ignition(silver box),MSD Blaster coil,and Original Dist.So i was wondering if Someone can Help Me!!!Is it realy the Distribuitor? :banghead:

Remove the dist cap when its hot. Grab the rotor and see if there is side play. If there is, worn dist shaft and or bushing. Look for arching under the cap . Run the car at night look for arching on the wires especially around the plugs. Arching can even sound like lifter noise exhuase leak when indeed its not. Also after all is said and done, check timing with a light, if the timing is bouncing around at idle , then the bronze bushing in the block is worn. :shaking2: