Distributor help pls
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From: Riverside CA
Distributor help pls
So I was changing my distributor and I mark the last location of where the rotor was pointing at…now that I got the new distributor and I am trying to drop it in place where the is mark at and it wont slide all the way down…What should I do guys?..force it in or what should I try?
Drifting
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From: port charlotte fl
You have two things to consider.
One; for the distributor to drop in and the rotor match up you have to start with the rotor about two plugs back.As it engages with the cam it will turn clockwise and reach the correct position.
Two;it needs to engage with the drive on the oil pump.Look at the cut in the pump drive and how it engages with the distibutor and guestimate.If it's way off you can turn the drive with a screwdriver.
One guy's answer was to push down on it and have his buddy crank the engine.
First times always a bitch
If all else fails,don't force it.
Bit like sex really!!!
One; for the distributor to drop in and the rotor match up you have to start with the rotor about two plugs back.As it engages with the cam it will turn clockwise and reach the correct position.
Two;it needs to engage with the drive on the oil pump.Look at the cut in the pump drive and how it engages with the distibutor and guestimate.If it's way off you can turn the drive with a screwdriver.
One guy's answer was to push down on it and have his buddy crank the engine.
First times always a bitch
If all else fails,don't force it.
Bit like sex really!!!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 8,753
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From: Louisiana
You need to use a long flathead screwdriver and flashligh. Move the oil pump shaft so that it fits back like it was. Or rember which direction the rotor was pointing when you pull it out, as the shaft turns as its pulled out, and put it back and it will rotate where it as pointing.
If all else fails, just turn the engine over so that #1 is TDC. Make sure the timing mark is at 0*. Put the distrubitor in pointing a little toward #3 cylinder and it should slide in anf be pointing towards #1 or at the rear left point on the plenum.
If all else fails, just turn the engine over so that #1 is TDC. Make sure the timing mark is at 0*. Put the distrubitor in pointing a little toward #3 cylinder and it should slide in anf be pointing towards #1 or at the rear left point on the plenum.
