Distributor rebuild needed

[JimCt]

Anyone know of a shop that rebuilds marine distributors?  The mechanical advance on mine is seized with rust.

[GoneFission]

It's not hard to fix that, and you may want to go ahead and update to an electronic system.  There is a neat kit that fits inside the distributor and replaces the points and condenser with a much improved electronic setup.  You can get the weights and springs for the mechanical advance at NAPA - just make sure you know the distributor model - or take it in...   Prestolite?  

Check these out:
http://www.articleinsider.com/article/224466

http://pertronix.com/new_products/ignit ... g_pg34.htm

http://i-netmarine.com/elecig.htm

Or just pick up a new one on eBay for $20 or so...
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dl ... category0=

Good luck!

[JimCt]

Thanks for the info. GF.  

Had a bear of a time finding parts, which I finally gave up on, for the original distributor (circa 1982) which was electronic with an external ECU, so I figured the hell with it and bought a new Mallory distributor with the ECU built right in.  Double element ballast is replaced with a single element and a fair amount of engine harness wiring goes away.  Problem rebuilding distributors is calibrating the advance curve.  If the curve's off, performance & efficiency go out the window. With this new system everything's now current production.