James B posted:David,
I disassembled this thing three times today alone. I got real good at it real fast. I already soldered the new wires on. As far as the piston spring and inside the coil, I don’t have molykote, though I do have graphite dust. Would that work? Do I apply it inside the dash pot, inside the coil, on the spring or piston itself? I’ll take any help I can get right now. Thanks.
The molykote is applied inside the dash pot cylinder where the piston contacts to try and get an air tight seal. It has to be soft enough to allow the piston moves freely. The reconditions I have seen are to use the molykote based grease used for break in on new cam shafts. This should be available at a good auto parts store. I then used a synthetic oil, like Lebelle’s medium weight oil, to thin the molykote to a creamy consistency. Once I finally get it right, the car works very well.
