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i have a couple of ?
1 why wont my new distributer slide in on #1. it wants to go in two spots ahead of that. 2 are we using the number one post from the points setup or the hei setup. thanks to anybody who can help.
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Olathe, KS
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Take a long screw driver and rotate the oil pump drive shaft just ahead of the number 1 terminal. Or, while leaving the distributer unplugged have a friend crank it while you push down on the distributer, it will slide in after a few rotations.
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Orlando,Fl
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You can bring your #1 cyl. up on TDC then drop the Dist. in, and make the terminal that the rotor point's to the # 1 spark plug wire.
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another way is just keep picking up the dist. and setting it back down. it usualy moves 1/8 around every time you do it.. the screw driver works best though
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well god damn
Piston, you never cease to amaze me. I never thought of cranking it over while pushing down on the distributor. It will still be on the correct tooth and drop down on the oil pump drive once it lines up. thanks for the tip. one guy could even do this with a remote start button.
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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when Im working alone(usually), I use the method that mtdave2 described.....you just have to play with the dist a bit , & if you go past your mark......pick it up & turn it 180 & set it in, then play with it(in /out) till you hit the spot. crazyL
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lol sakohntr glad I could help
CrazyL, thats how I used to do it at the track when something goes wrong... Its somewhat hard to describe though. If the dist is out of place, restab the dist till you can find a spot it will slide all the way in and still be closest to #1 terminal on the cap. Once you find that spot pull the dist and rotate 190 degrees (180 plus one tooth) forward each time you pull the dist. This will "walk" the oil pump drive around until you eventually get the rotor pointing to #1. Once you get the hang of this method its quicker than any other (IMHO). One thing to be sure of when using the cranking method.. make sure you hold that dist down. It will slide up and out if the oil pump begins to have resistance. |
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I took a old dist. cap and cut no. 1 term. out and made a hole there so I can see how the rotor phases to the no. 1 terminal. When I don't have any help around I do the holding the dist. down while cranking the engine but I use the dist. hold down to hold presure on the dist.
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: port orchard WA
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I usually use the
"drop it wherever it lands , use that for #1 then clockwise 18436572 from there " method . I find it save a lot of useless agravation and it fires every time.
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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Yup, that Chev doesnt really care where #1 starts, & I have done it that way also.......where I have seen the aggrivation start is when you pull it , & stab it back in .......only to find that you need to move the plug wires, & they are too short to reach on the new position of the dist
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