Moving dist for better tach connection
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Burning Brakes
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Moving dist for better tach connection
the bend in the tach cable is extreme in its standard position. I want to move the distributor one position for easier cable hook up. I don't believe the engine cares as long as the wires are in the right place.
Can I just set it at TDC, pick the distributor up move it one position and then move all the wires one tower over?
Can I just set it at TDC, pick the distributor up move it one position and then move all the wires one tower over?
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Sounds to me like you've already figured out what to do. They also sell these
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvette-Tach-Tachometer-Cruise-Control-Cable-Adapter-90-degree-1953-1982-/191764413425?fits=Model%3ACorvette
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvette-Tach-Tachometer-Cruise-Control-Cable-Adapter-90-degree-1953-1982-/191764413425?fits=Model%3ACorvette
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the bend in the tach cable is extreme in its standard position. I want to move the distributor one position for easier cable hook up. I don't believe the engine cares as long as the wires are in the right place.
Can I just set it at TDC, pick the distributor up move it one position and then move all the wires one tower over?
Can I just set it at TDC, pick the distributor up move it one position and then move all the wires one tower over?
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You have independently come to the same conclusion as GM did. They released a service bulletin describing this exact procedure. Here's the photo - not mine, and not sure who took it originally.
*edit: Took down the photo since Paul 74 beat me to it.
*edit: Took down the photo since Paul 74 beat me to it.
Last edited by loquinho; Feb 22, 2016 at 01:26 PM.
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Is my sequencing right on how to move it? Does it really matter to bring it to TDC or can you do it from wherever the distributor happens to be? Is a move a move regardless of where you start? Also, do you need to move the oil pump fitting with a screwdriver or will it just align on its own?
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Is my sequencing right on how to move it? Does it really matter to bring it to TDC or can you do it from wherever the distributor happens to be? Is a move a move regardless of where you start? Also, do you need to move the oil pump fitting with a screwdriver or will it just align on its own?
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Last edited by lars; Feb 22, 2016 at 04:24 PM.
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