Re: [Tech] (16v) Distributor ...2

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

T-man, this is the side of the head mounted 16v Dist, right?

TBerk


Tobias M-G wrote:
> 
> I don't have a timing light ... I suppose I should, but now everythings out
> and the new one in ... what's the best way to get it to run halfway decent
> till I can't hit up someone with a timing light?
> 
> --------------------------
> 
> I know ... rehash for the millionth time.
> 
> Took the old one out, swapped in the new one directly in same position. Car
> ran crappy.
> 
> Followed book and turned wheel so that mark in transmission is aligned with
> that in housing, then adjusted distributor so arm pointed to marking in
> distributor housing. No start, grey clouds come out of rubber intake boot ..
> unburnt stuff I guess.
> 
> Now, I turn wheel back so that markings in transmission lign up .. and the
> arm in the distributor is pointing the opposite way (before it pointed at
> the marking) - is this possible (duh, yes I can see it is ... but why dit it
> get thrown off by 180)? Does that mean it's corretly in place and I just
> need to turn the distributor 180 so that the markings lign up?
> 
> TIA
> Tobias
> 
> _______

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