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#73
okay i need some help i've been trying to put my distributor back on the car and i can't get the thing on on the way theres about a 1/4 inch gap between the intake hole and gasket and the flange on the distributor saft thats supposed to rest on the gasket any ideas? i can't figure it out its annoying the heck outta me i'll post a pic so ya'll can see what i mean
#75
Alright I got the distributor in, I rotated the rotor around till it went in all the way idk if it's in the right spot timming wise now. I thought where I had it was where the marks lined up but now its in at least. And I got everything hooked up except for the distributor vacuum line I can't figure out how to tell if it needs full or part vacuum. any help? I'm sure this is yet another noob question but I can't find anything on it in my manual.
#77
Hey James, your prob with the dist. going in was most likely the oil pump not lining up with the dist., for that you would just take a flat screw driver to move it a bit (oil pump). Now once you have the dist. in the dist. should be pointing towards your #1 plug and your #1 piston should be a top dead centre.
#78
#79
thanks for that vid it makes sense. I got it in but im gonna have to time the engine cause I didn't mark where the rotor was originally so I'll have to figure out #1 tdc, the rotor is pointed that way but idk where its last position after running was anymore so yeah more fun before i get to try the new toys lol