[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by dataway

What would have been the end result if the problem was not addressed? Loss of oil pump drive? Eventual destruction of the dizzy gear (and loss of oil pump drive)? Wouldn't think it would contaminate oil too bad, would just get washed into the pan and filtered.

Maybe eventual wonky timing readings or failure of the reluctor?

I can't even begin to fathom that it didn't already have wonky timing readings. With a shaft moving around that much and beating up the reluctor wheel I see no way this thing had rock steady timing. Eventually it would have just damaged the reluctor wheel or magnet to a point the engine would have died or started severely misfiring.

I've had old worn distributors before, and timing jumps all over the place which is why I can't imagine these guys didn't catch it back when I mentioned it was a likely cause.