dISTRUBUTERS HAVE ALWAYS BAFFLED ME

[JORGIE95961]

To th epoint where thats the only thing left on my truck after i tore it down... Lastnight i went to but my cap on my dizzy to try and start truck.. set thge engine at tdc, timing mark at 0. but rotor not pointing to no 1 cylinder on the head. did it three times and the only time the no 1 piston was at th every top and my timing marks where at 0 the rotor pointed toward the driverside firewall.... The truck ran fine whern i bought it and it made the 50 mile trek home no problem... I got it to start and run exactly where everything origionally was from the. How in th e world is my rotor supposed to point towards my no 1 cylinder.. i always though the distrubutor only went in two ways.. im so confused... then my buy told me the only reason i can only get it to go in two ways is because of the oil pump.. wow that got me even worse!!!

[don t. - 72gmc]

In a nutshell....
...find compression stroke TDC of cyl #1.
...insert dizzy and rotor. End of dizzy has a slot to connect w/the oil pump.
...where rotor is pointing to on the cap is #1.
It makes no difference if the rotor is pointing front, back or sideways, that is #1.
...install cap, add remaining plugs. If the engine is a sbc/bbc, firing order is 1 8 4 3 6 5 7 2

HTH..good luck...don t. ....

[JORGIE95961]

Originally Posted by don t. - 72gmc

in a nutshell....
...find compression stroke tdc of cyl #1.
...insert dizzy and rotor. End of dizzy has a slot to connect w/the oil pump.
...where rotor is pointing to on the cap is #1.
It makes no difference if the rotor is pointing front, back or sideways, that is #1.
...install cap, add remaining plugs. If the engine is a sbc/bbc, firing order is 1 8 4 3 6 5 7 2

hth..good luck...don t. ....

thanks got it and done

[cdowns]

maybe start with a good service manual// verify TDC by using a piston stop to verify timing marks and location then stab distributor for proper location

[bobs409]

It's explained real nice in the back with pictures of the "How to rebuild your small block Chevy" book. I always turn to that when I have to refresh my memory.

[JORGIE95961]

Originally Posted by bobs409

It's explained real nice in the back with pictures of the "How to rebuild your small block Chevy" book. I always turn to that when I have to refresh my memory.

i GOT THE BOOKS FELLAS.. BUT THERES no substitute for what i just learned from Don t.

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by don t. - 72gmc

In a nutshell....
...find compression stroke TDC of cyl #1.
...insert dizzy and rotor. End of dizzy has a slot to connect w/the oil pump.
...where rotor is pointing to on the cap is #1.
It makes no difference if the rotor is pointing front, back or sideways, that is #1.
...install cap, add remaining plugs. If the engine is a sbc/bbc, firing order is 1 8 4 3 6 5 7 2

HTH..good luck...don t. ....

x 2. Simplest way to do it