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Distributor seating help
- Thread starter Darkodan
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Kain
3/4 ton status
get her on tdc and look in the hole you will see the oil pump down there line it up 11 and 5 then stab it it will fire, adjust from there
Magikal
1/2 ton status
If it isn't seating down all the way is usually cause the oil pump isn't lined up correctly. Usually takes a few tries for me. The timing part is easy....lol. I've heard of guys dropping it in not seated and cranking the engine (not starting) and letting it drop down on its own. I've never tried it personally...
Am old distributor with the gear removed can be used to line up the oil pump to the correct position also.
Am old distributor with the gear removed can be used to line up the oil pump to the correct position also.
From the way it's worded, it seems you think being a tooth off matters in regards to seating the distributor. It doesn't. It's the alignment with the oil pump shaft that keeps it from seating.
My process has always been to just keep dropping the distributor down the last little bit (or fairly lightly pushing the distributor down quickly the last bit of travel) and it will eventually move the pump shaft so it aligns with the distributor.
My process has always been to just keep dropping the distributor down the last little bit (or fairly lightly pushing the distributor down quickly the last bit of travel) and it will eventually move the pump shaft so it aligns with the distributor.
Yes you do need to rotate to confirm the piston is at tdc compression. You could be 180° out if you don't.
If by yourself take off the drivers side valve cover and rotate clockwise from front of engine, and watch the valves opening and closing. The intake should be closed for about 90* of crankshaft rotation and the piston coming up to TDC. If the exhaust is opening, you need to rotate another crank revolution to insure both valves are fully seated when coming up to TDC.
Assuming your pointer and balancer are correct, set timing to about 12* BTDC and carefully line up the distributor rotor to where the number one plug wire will be on the cap. Give it a squirt of fuel and it should fire right up.
have a fire extinguisher handy, or a heavy blanket to suffocate any fire!
Assuming your pointer and balancer are correct, set timing to about 12* BTDC and carefully line up the distributor rotor to where the number one plug wire will be on the cap. Give it a squirt of fuel and it should fire right up.
have a fire extinguisher handy, or a heavy blanket to suffocate any fire!
Kain
3/4 ton status
i can do it. take a big ratchet and take out number one spark plug stick your finger over the hole turn the motor over till you feel compression then look at timing marks see where it is
How I do it too.
