I have an intermittent noise like a whine coming from my distributor I
believe. The best way to describe it is it sounds like the sound of a
failing old mechanical speedometer - kind of a buzz/whine. I checked
the play in the distributor shaft today as I was cleaning the rotor &
there was very little - a little bit up/down (~1/8") & hardly any
noticable side to side. This comes & goes & I can't find a common
thread of ambient temp or engine temp or anything else. It's been
going on now for almost a year but I have this fear of it failing &
stranding me. Any ideas? Thanks.