Distiributor.......i hate you!!!
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From: Taft CA
Distiributor.......i hate you!!!
Hello all,
Well I got the stupid thing unstuck with out much problem and Lars sent me his paper on how to install it the correct way but im still having an issue. Right now I am just trying to get the dist. to seat fully without worrying about position of anything. I just want to see that thing go all the way in.... but this is as far as it will go and this is the furthest it has gone in yet:
What do I need to do? Im pretty sure it has gone into the oil pump thing at the bottom but im just getting so mad at this project....
any help is welcome.
-tom-
Well I got the stupid thing unstuck with out much problem and Lars sent me his paper on how to install it the correct way but im still having an issue. Right now I am just trying to get the dist. to seat fully without worrying about position of anything. I just want to see that thing go all the way in.... but this is as far as it will go and this is the furthest it has gone in yet:
What do I need to do? Im pretty sure it has gone into the oil pump thing at the bottom but im just getting so mad at this project....
any help is welcome.-tom-
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The only thing that keeps the distributor that far out is the oil pump drive. When you install the distributor it turns a few degrees so you have to anticipate that when you line up the slot in the shaft. Joe
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From: Taft CA
Originally Posted by 73 Vet
with it in the position shown, bump or roll the engine slightly, and it will fall in
The only thing that keeps the distributor that far out is the oil pump drive. When you install the distributor it turns a few degrees so you have to anticipate that when you line up the slot in the shaft. Joe
-tom-
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From: Novelty OH
It's a pain!
I did the lars method, keep backing off a tooth until you find it... eventually it's gotta happen! You do have the gear on there right side up correct? Picture courtesy of summit racing's website....
I ended up doing mine because the pins that the weights fit on were fairly rusty... broke one taking the weights off! (which were frozen up pretty well) Fortunately I had a second distributor and just replaced the whole shaft. Two bad distributors = one good one
Hang in there man!
I ended up doing mine because the pins that the weights fit on were fairly rusty... broke one taking the weights off! (which were frozen up pretty well) Fortunately I had a second distributor and just replaced the whole shaft. Two bad distributors = one good one
Hang in there man!
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From: Home of WILD TURKEY
the only reason they might feel it to be a bad idea, would be a timing issue... I've always bumped over...
This may sound silly, but is the gear on correctly, they fit both ways... But only one is correct!!!
This may sound silly, but is the gear on correctly, they fit both ways... But only one is correct!!!
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From: Taft CA
Okay, its a good thing you guys ask the dumb questions becouse yes i do have the gear on upside down 
well i guess i won't have a problem getting it in now..thanks guys for asking about that. man i feel stupid. 
thanks alot guys.
-tom-
well i guess i won't have a problem getting it in now..thanks guys for asking about that. man i feel stupid. thanks alot guys.-tom-
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From: Do or do not there is no try YODA
Originally Posted by tom_red_76
Okay, its a good thing you guys ask the dumb questions becouse yes i do have the gear on upside down well i guess i won't have a problem getting it in now..thanks guys for asking about that. man i feel stupid. thanks alot guys.
-tom-
well i guess i won't have a problem getting it in now..thanks guys for asking about that. man i feel stupid. thanks alot guys.-tom-
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
Originally Posted by tom_red_76
thanks alot guys.
-tom-
-tom-
hey good job, sometimes the most obvious things aren't so obvious...
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From: Taft CA
Wow its not to hard once i got the gear on right. second try and bam it was in. then just walked it around and im all set. thanks alot guys at least i won't have any problems doing it again in a week when my main shaft gets here. thanks again guys you helped alot. 
-tom-
-tom-
