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That is a good chart, at the end. COVID-19 is #1 now. Edit - See my other post below. Here are a couple more interesting articles, one about Brazil's big experiment, and another about the virus itself. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/12/bolsonaro-dragging-brazil-towards-coronavirus-calamity-experts-fear Brazil has not been affected much, at least as far as the collected data shows. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Here's the latest on what's known about the virus itself. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/12/five-months-on-what-scientists-now-know-about-the-coronavirus

Good luck finding a "points plate". You probably mean breaker plate. Either way, breaker plates are almost impossible to find. If you didn't break the plastic bearing cage you should be able to reassemble it. The wire spring clip is hard to get on, but it is possible. The FSM describes taking it apart, so it is a normal thing. I thought that they used two springs on all of the distributors. But the FSM only mentions one.

The 71 guys would know for sure. You're almost there by yourself though. Just figure out how the green light could come on. 71 might have a ground circuit back through the green light. Learn how the AC compressor clutch works. It's just an electrical system. You can do it. Seriously, it will be good for you. When you turn the thermostat control to the right you must be competing the circuit through the AC compressor. Just ask yourself "how can this be?"

My bad. I had a 76 that I could start with my 95 Pathfinder key.

This time we just need to pay attention. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/12/wuhan-celebrates-its-liberation-as-covid-19-lockdown-ends

That sounds right.

Here's another article about a state with a plan. Lays out some of the things that matter, and what they're considering and trying to make happen. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/11/washington-state-coronavirus-crisis

California got a plan in place early and avoided the mess that New York has to deal with. They're already working on how to "reopen" society. What we need is a national plan, something to look forward to. Instead of looking backward. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/10/san-francisco-bay-area-coronavirus-example-179147

Progress is being made in understanding. Hopefully there will be leadership to take advantage of it. Something more than hydroxychloroquine dreams. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/doctor-gambles-clot-busting-drug-save-virus-patients-70100830

The keys are symmetrical. No right, no left. Edit - this is WRONG. They can be right or left and symmetrical at the same time..

There's an end play spec.

I've done a few bearings on a variety of cars and kind of realized that the extra grease just sits there doing nothing. Only the grease in the vicinity of the bearing does any lubricating. The rest is essentially a shield and/or a reservoir. People tend to pack the cap that sits on the front bearings but if you take the cap off 20,000 miles later the grease in the cap hasn't moved. A shorter answer is that you can kind of eyeball the area and come up with a minimum grease plan.

Use a meter or a test light and see if the wire gets power when you move the lever to AC. There's only a single wire to the clutch, it ground through its mounting points, I think. Find the wire that powrs up with the lever at AC and connect it to the wire at the compressor. Couldn't find a 71 diagram, but here is 76, showing the ground circuit. Your 71 might not have the magnet valves.

Won't be a surprise if there's another few outbreaks in the United States, especially in the areas that have been making it through with low numbers. I just went shopping and it's still depressing how many people there are, young and old, who refuse to wear any type of face covering. It must be vanity, I think. Maybe combined with ignorance. The media has not done a very good of explaining how the big outbreaks like in New York, were started by one or just a few people. Super-spreaders. Who wandered around, sick, spreading the virus to other people who then also spread the virus. Before the mitigation guidelines were broadcast. I am fairly certain that many of the people I see understand how asymptomatic spread happens. But just don't care. They've traced the South Korea outbreak back to a single 61 year old woman who was sick but went to two big events. Here are three of the bigger broadcasters in the area and they don't really have much on masks. Even though the CDC recommends them. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-26/how-one-patient-turned-korea-s-virus-outbreak-into-an-epidemic https://www.king5.com/ https://komonews.com/ https://www.kiro7.com/

Which side is hanging? The compressor side or the harness side? Does the car have factory AC and you just got a new compressor? Or is the new AC system completely new? You posted in somebody else's "aftermarket" AC thread so it's not clear what you're working with.

Check your local auto parts stores first. You never what old dusty parts they have that have been waiting just for you. Wasn't that long ago that you could get a reman booster at OReilly Auto. People have reported problems with quality but might be worth a look. OReilly's not looking good though...

I've wondered if there's a way to get grease in there without disassembly. Hot grease or one of those needle things. Probably not.

Here is a good article about the virus itself. Explains how it works, without being too nerdy. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/10/heres-how-body-gains-immunity-coronavirus

More aircraft carriers infected. Local stuff and AP. https://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-strikes-wash-based-carrier-uss-nimitz-other-navy-ships-threatened

If I had these carbs I'd probably drill and tap a hole in the side of the bowl for a sight glass. Just a thought. there's probably cheaper and smaller out there somewhere, but here's an example. https://www.amazon.com/Motorcycle-FLUSH-MOUNT-Sight-External/dp/B014X8YE60 Here's some fancier ones - https://www.mcmaster.com/sight-glass/sights-4/

20 years ago was the year 2000... Sorry, that must be a shock.

Browsing the tubes of you, came across this band from the 70's. Slide guitar. There's a few more songs, they're real musicians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imZUqkPlUaQ

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/08/lockdown-keeps-casualty-figure-low-as-italian-bridge-collapses

Dave. That's not rippin'. The front wheel never left the ground. RM, YZ, CR, KZ, MR, KS, KE, the good old days.

Does the engine have a lot of miles? If you have high blowby you might blow oil out of a little breather filter on the cover. It will probably run fine just like it is. The inside of the intake system will just get oily and messy. I'd just put it back together and think about it for a while. It won't hurt anything to leave it that way. You wasted money on that PCV valve though, it's not doing anything.