Distributor installation?
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Melting Slicks
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Distributor installation?
Got my engine back in the car, installed the distributor but couldn't start the car up. Moved the distributor one tooth clockwise and the car started
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Question:
For the correct timing, the distributor has to turn in such a way that the no. one plug wire is pionting to the front of the car, into the plenum. Is there a way to adjust the distributor so that at 6 degree advance, the no. one plug wire is more to the driver side. This will clear up the clutter with all the plug wires?
Thanks,
. Question:
For the correct timing, the distributor has to turn in such a way that the no. one plug wire is pionting to the front of the car, into the plenum. Is there a way to adjust the distributor so that at 6 degree advance, the no. one plug wire is more to the driver side. This will clear up the clutter with all the plug wires?
Thanks,
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Pull the distributor up far enough to clear the cam gear, turn the rotor one tooth counterclockwise and drop the distributor back in. It won't drop all the way back in because the oil pump shaft isn't aligned with the distributor gear. Give the engine a crank while pushing, lightly, down on the distributer. It'll drop. Turn the distributor body a corresponding amount, set your timing, and GO. If that doesn't move the distributer far enough for you...do it again.
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Last time the intake base was off I had a similar problem, just could not get the dist to drop in with the orientation I wanted.
So I moved all the wires one position CW in the cap, rotated the dist CCW to match and now the #1 points just to the left of the plenum as it should.
So I moved all the wires one position CW in the cap, rotated the dist CCW to match and now the #1 points just to the left of the plenum as it should.
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Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Pull the distributor up far enough to clear the cam gear, turn the rotor one tooth counterclockwise and drop the distributor back in. It won't drop all the way back in because the oil pump shaft isn't aligned with the distributor gear. Give the engine a crank while pushing, lightly, down on the distributer. It'll drop. Turn the distributor body a corresponding amount, set your timing, and GO. If that doesn't move the distributer far enough for you...do it again.
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If you have to remove it again, set your engine to TDC on the compression stroke for #1. Scribe a mark on the distributor body relative to the intake. Remove the rotor, and mark the distributor shaft relative to the distributor body (White out works good). Now, when you go to reinstall, set the engine at TDC for #1, line up the marks, and it's timed exactly as you had it before pulling it.
This has saved me a lot of trouble setting timing in the past. Hope it helps.
