Distributor to oil pump alignment?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Granbury TX
Distributor to oil pump alignment?
I have a 1987 L98. I get the distributor aligned with the cam, only to have it to refuse to go down the last 1/4" or so, which I assume is the point at which it is suppose to drop into the oil pump slot.
I'm getting real tired, taking the distributor out and tweeking the oil pump with a long screwdriver, then replacing the distributor again. It's such a pain to squeese it past the plenium and firewall and rearrange all the cluster of wires and vacuum tubes on and around it.
I was wondering if anyone has tried getting the distributor aligned on the cam where you want it and then turning the engine over with the starter (no More that a turn or two) untril the oil pump allows the distributor to drop in??
How dangerious is this, in terms of lubrication depravation during the turn or two on the engine?
I'm getting real tired, taking the distributor out and tweeking the oil pump with a long screwdriver, then replacing the distributor again. It's such a pain to squeese it past the plenium and firewall and rearrange all the cluster of wires and vacuum tubes on and around it.
I was wondering if anyone has tried getting the distributor aligned on the cam where you want it and then turning the engine over with the starter (no More that a turn or two) untril the oil pump allows the distributor to drop in??
How dangerious is this, in terms of lubrication depravation during the turn or two on the engine?
