The distributor in my 8N was so worn that I could open and close the points by wiggling the top of the shaft. The adv weights were also loose and would fling out at the slightest turning motion, I was suprised that they actually moved. The odd thing was the engine ran like a top with the only complaint being a single cylinder misfire at very random times which is probably not related anyway.
I just replaced this distributor though, it seems that sometime in the past a previous owner dropped a screw for the points down under the breaker plate and it finally found wedged between the weights and case. This caused the distributor to lock up and spin around until the engine stopped, Im kind of glad the hold down clamp was not real tight. Im not sure if the plug wires are still good yet but the spinning distributor had then wound up pretty tight.
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