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  1. cadchris

    Thermal contraction of aluminum. Stuck Vintage Cadillac Alum. Distributor in Iron Block

    Many Thanks; to everyone who has shown interest in this subject in helping to solve a very old problem within the Cadillac Community at a "Metallurgical Level"! "OG": now you definitely need one of these old Caddy's......thanks for your informative post. I'm now concerned with twisting when...
  2. cadchris

    Thermal contraction of aluminum. Stuck Vintage Cadillac Alum. Distributor in Iron Block

    Thank you "Old G"! Did I understand your name correctly (OG)? Or, please pardon my assumption! [wink] Yes, from what I've read, a lot of guys do have fun trying to remove these corroded stuck distributors. I think one guy literally lifted his motor out with an engine lift chained to the...
  3. cadchris

    Thermal contraction of aluminum. Stuck Vintage Cadillac Alum. Distributor in Iron Block

    Gentleman, I am trying to assist the vintage Cadillac community that has a chronic problem and chose the metallurgy section first of this board and will also post the same in the corrosion section. Vintage Cadillac's of certain years used cast aluminum distributor housings and most of those...

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