My car was running Crane XR700 electronic ignition with pickups in each distributor. I decided to go with the Pertronix 9MR-183 kit to move the trigger to a single distributor. That makes setting the timing easier and I don't need to rely on both distributors advancing at exactly the same rate.
The mechanical advance mechanism was seized -- the original grease had turned into a hard waxy substance. Both distributors needed to be disassembed, cleaned, lubed and reassembled.
Another thing I wanted done was replacing the long heater hoses and AC lines that run the length of the car along the door sills. This was something I didn't do in 2009 and it needed to be done. My AC did not work and this was a good opportunity to just replace the lines and do a full R134a conversion. Not that it gets that hot around here but it will be really cool (no pun intended) to have air conditioning.
When I had the water pump off in 2009, I debated whether to get it rebuilt, "just in case." I ended up not doing it at the time and David did not think it needed to be rebuilt now. It's a later model large bearing pump and appears to be in good shape. He'll replace the outer seal and call it a day.
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