Distributor won't drop in all the way
02-02-2008, 05:09 PM
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MASTER JOURNEYMAN
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Yep, Zipper, you were correct
Zipper, you were correct, I had the wrong part. it wasn't supposed to have the 1/4" collar. I got the right one and fit perfect, dropped right in.
What I do for the oil pump, I have a priming tool for the oil pump, I marked it at the top to align with the slot for the oil pump. I drop in the primer, turn the oil pump until it is pointing to the number one cyliner at TDC, the distributor then drops in at the right place.
I thought about machining off the collar too until I realized there are two diameter distributor shafts, GM and ACCEL are 0.491 inch and MSD is 0.500 inch. I need the 0.491, I measured the gear I had and it is 0.500 inch. Basically, I just had the wrong part.
thanks for your help.
What I do for the oil pump, I have a priming tool for the oil pump, I marked it at the top to align with the slot for the oil pump. I drop in the primer, turn the oil pump until it is pointing to the number one cyliner at TDC, the distributor then drops in at the right place.
I thought about machining off the collar too until I realized there are two diameter distributor shafts, GM and ACCEL are 0.491 inch and MSD is 0.500 inch. I need the 0.491, I measured the gear I had and it is 0.500 inch. Basically, I just had the wrong part.
thanks for your help.
