Guys I'm having trouble getting my distributor back on. When I took it off there were 2 divots that I lined up with the camshaft but it still wont go all the way on. Kinda like something's blocking it?!? Whats the deal?
Guys I'm having trouble getting my distributor back on. When I took it off there were 2 divots that I lined up with the camshaft but it still wont go all the way on. Kinda like something's blocking it?!? Whats the deal?
take the cap off so you can wiggle the point. should go right back in. only thing i can think of...
"Weight is relative to power like time is relative to speed"
just rotate the rotor and give it a wiggle, it only goes on one way
OK I'm gonna try it again tomorrow because I seem to have lost the friggin bolts.... UGH. Can I get them at an auto parts store or will I have to go to the junkyard?
Cam lines up the dizzy one way. The bolts you lost are probably M-8 or M-10 metric pitched. Most auto parts have them in various lengths, might have to buy more than one.
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OK the problem seems to be that I can't get past the o-ring so that the distributor can sit flush with the mounting plate. Do I need to use some sort of lube so that it can get past the o-ring? I already coated it with a little motor oil.
Ah, got it figured out. Apparently when I took the distributor out I somehow bent one of the tabs that's supposed to line up with the cam and this got the line-up wrong. A new $10 distributor from the salvage yard solved everything. Now lets hope this 3rd carbutator I also had to install works.
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