Distributor grease

[Tom R S]

I read an article about using the right grease on the points cam/ lobe. But I have been unable to find this special grease.
Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[old]

I read an article about using the right grease on the points cam/ lobe. But I have been unable to find this special grease.
Anyone have any suggestions?

Dielectric grease is sold at any good auto parts store and it the correct grease to use for that

 

[wore out]

I read an article about using the right grease on the points cam/ lobe. But I have been unable to find this special grease.
Anyone have any suggestions?

Most any auto parts store should have or be able to get Standard SL-2 or it's equivalent. (To give you a part number to work with.)

 

[Jim.ME]

Dielectric grease is sold at any good auto parts store and it the correct grease to use for that

Distributor cam grease is not the same as dielectric grease, at least in my opinion.

Standard Motor Products SL2 Lubricam. is one. a good parts store should be able to get it and it is available on Amazon.

 

[old]

Distributor cam grease is not the same as dielectric grease, at least in my opinion.

Standard Motor Products SL2 Lubricam. is one. a good parts store should be able to get it and it is available on Amazon.

I can only go by what I was told the grease used in a distributor was and I was told use dielectric grease

 

[Jim.ME]

I can only go by what I was told the grease used in a distributor was and I was told use dielectric grease

I will just say, I don't agree with who ever told you that. Distributor cam greases are labeled as such and when I was in VO tech school we were taught to use the correct distributor cam grease (or just a drop of oil on felt wiper of the point sets that used a wiper felt). Delco Remy used to have a distributor cam grease, Standard makes one, Mallory made one, Bosch makes one, NAPA has one, there are others and to my knowledge none of them are dielectric. I still have a tube of the DR cam grease, and it is far from dielectric grease consistency. None of the tubes of dielectric grease I have here list for use on distributor cams or point rubbing blocks.

 

[JIM MN]

As Jim.ME stated is correct. Distributor Cam Grease.

 

[M-MAN]

This is what you want.

 

[rustred]

I can only go by what I was told the grease used in a distributor was and I was told use dielectric grease

that grease your talking about goes under the electronic module to keep it from getting hot which causes the vehicle to stop. more misinformation. and you were told wrong.

 

[Mule Meat]

This is what you want.

85% Petroleum Mineral Oil.

Petroleum mineral oil is a colorless and odorless liquid derived from refining crude oil. Related to petroleum jelly...

Vaseline.

 

[JMOR]

BS!

 

[JMOR]

oil is oil, pig is fat, grease is grease. what is there are there to know?

 

[M-MAN]

85% Petroleum Mineral Oil.

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Petroleum mineral oil is a colorless and odorless liquid derived from refining crude oil. Related to petroleum jelly...

Vaseline.

Lol. Of course it's related to petroleum jelly. Just like most other grease, lubrication oils, gas, fuel oil, plastics, etc.

If I was going to compare it to anything else it would be a high temperature wheel bearing grease. Designed to stay where you put it in spite of engine heat.

 

[used red MN]

that grease your talking about goes under the electronic module to keep it from getting hot which causes the vehicle to stop. more misinformation. and you were told wrong.

I guess we’ll have to give him a “pass” no sub ever had an EI module.

 

[used red MN]

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what is there are there to know?

Is 560Dennis your new voice to text interpreter? I guess I don’t see a hanging .period in there.

 

[JWA]

Dielectric grease is sold at any good auto parts store and it the correct grease to use for that

Wrong.

 

[miangus]

Anybody remembers when a new set of points came with a small capsule of grease for the points cam. It looked like Vasolene.

 

[JWA]

Anybody remembers when a new set of points came with a small capsule of grease for the points cam. It looked like Vasolene.

Vaseline is what I have used for years.

 

[JoeM(GA)]

Last time I had to buy any, a tube goes forever, NAPA no longer carried it, they sub moly grease or dielectric. My O’Reilly can have the SL-2 in a couple of days and they can get Blue Streak ignition parts too. Summit Racing also stocks it and Blue Streak

 

[John M]

I use whatever is sitting there. I think the last set of points I put in 10 years ago or so I just used a dab of Lucas Hi Temp red grease. Rght or wrong, I dont think Ive ever had any issues with the points wearing because of the "wrong" grease.