Though not complicated, distributor rebuilding requires care, detail, and cleanliness. The distributor's driveshaft spins the oil pump, which must function flawlessly.

On the next few pages, we will show you how to rebuild a points distributor. The one shown is out of a small-block Chevy engine, but points ignitions are very similar regardless of the ...

With an Autolite V-8 single-point distributor, vacuum and centrifugal advance units work seamlessly together, with the vacuum advance handing off to the centrifugal advance as rpm increases.

The second video covers part 20 of a Pontiac V8 rebuild series, focusing on the installation of a distributor for a roller cam.