How's your jack?

Everyone knows you have a jack-shaft, but when did you last take a good look at it?

Alan Smith was good enough to bring along some parts to show how the distributor worked and how the jack-shaft operated.

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It also drives the distributor and the oil pump:
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If you try to start a frozen engine, the jackshaft gears are likely to strip!