Re: Distributor Troubles - 65 Rambler

[Jonathan Jusczyk <jusczj@xxxxxxx>]

When putting in a distributor, two things have to line up.  First, the 
worm gears must mesh together, and secondly the oil pump drive (the wide 
flat section at the bottom) must line up.  So, assuming nothing moves, 
the distributor can go in at 0 deg or 180 deg, as this will make the oil 
pump drive line up.  Once stuff starts moving around, it gets a bit 
harder since you'll have to rotate the distributor around a bit to get 
it to drop all the way back in.  My guess is that one of the gears got 
rotated around a little bit and the next time you got both parts to mesh 
properly they were 45 deg off from where you started.  Nothing to worry 
about, once you get it started and straightened out with a timing light.

Jonathan Jusczyk

1973 AMC Javelin