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mtdave2 · 08-26-2005, 05:52 PM

i must have put in a dozen or more hei's. the last several i have done, i pull the cap off and mark the where the dizzy is pointing.

then ill pull the dist out, and set the new one in. ill pull it out a few inches and back in again, until the rotor works its way around to pointing directly at the mark. put the cap back on and fire it up...

never seems to work right, some how i always seem to mess it up. not this time! worked like clock work. took 10 mins to put in, trucked fired right up...

lol, i cant beleive it.

Frizzle Fry · 08-26-2005, 05:58 PM

I don't think the "slot key" for the oil pump is always oriented the same in relation to the rotor from one HEI to the next. This has thrown me off in the past.

*Randy70C-10* · 08-26-2005, 06:28 PM

I always seem to get the timing off too, even with the rotor pointing in the same spot. Bugs the crap out of me.

krue · 08-26-2005, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

I don't think the "slot key" for the oil pump is always oriented the same in relation to the rotor from one HEI to the next. This has thrown me off in the past.

I keep an old dizzy shaft that the gear is gone from to spin the oil pump to where I need it.

Longhorn Man · 08-26-2005, 07:08 PM

I got lucky on the last one I stabbed, late medel with all the computer wiz bang stuff, stabbed the dist, fired it up, put the scanner on it....dead on.
If only i got it that close on the caddy motor.

08-26-2005, 05:52 PM	#1
mtdave2 newly minted old timer Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hudson WI Posts: 3,521	hei install, lol, i dont beleive it! i must have put in a dozen or more hei's. the last several i have done, i pull the cap off and mark the where the dizzy is pointing. then ill pull the dist out, and set the new one in. ill pull it out a few inches and back in again, until the rotor works its way around to pointing directly at the mark. put the cap back on and fire it up... never seems to work right, some how i always seem to mess it up. not this time! worked like clock work. took 10 mins to put in, trucked fired right up... lol, i cant beleive it. __________________ ____________________________________________ 72 c20 longhorn 65k org miles and counting! 69 k10 Suburban

08-26-2005, 05:58 PM	#2
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	I don't think the "slot key" for the oil pump is always oriented the same in relation to the rotor from one HEI to the next. This has thrown me off in the past.

08-26-2005, 06:28 PM	#3
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	I always seem to get the timing off too, even with the rotor pointing in the same spot. Bugs the crap out of me.

08-26-2005, 07:08 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	I got lucky on the last one I stabbed, late medel with all the computer wiz bang stuff, stabbed the dist, fired it up, put the scanner on it....dead on. If only i got it that close on the caddy motor.



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