dizzy gear wear

[Bob Culver]

The full mechanical history of cars is now difficult to establish. But for my car purchased in 1940 at 40,000 the only stranding prior later mods, parts interchanges and wild use was the distributor drive gear at about 90,000 miles.  Many early greases were quite thick, tended to dry, and the drive stiff. The parts were/are not hardened. Mild steel on mild steel wears notably. I suspect modern light lithium grease perhaps with some moly superior