Re: 65 Rambler - Gasoline Geyser - Help?!

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 2004-11-21 at 19:33, Brian Hagen wrote:
> Matt,
> 
> Are you sure? I manually aligned the notch on the timing mark at TDC.  I 
> then removed the distributor and realligned it so the rotor pointed at 
> Cylinder 1. (so at TDC, the rotor points to Spark Plug one).  Wouldn't that 
> be correct?

The crankshaft goes around TWICE for every revolution of the
distributor. The timing mark lines up TWICE with the distributor one one
of two places. 50% chance you got it wrong!

You set the distributor to poitn to #1 cylinder when #1 is at the top of
the COMPRESSION STROKE.

Here's my simple way of figuring out when #1 is at the top of the
COMPRESSION STROKE:

1. pull the wire off the coil or distrib cap so you can crank it without
starting!

2. Pull #1 spark plug. 

3. Stick your finger in the hole (really).

4. Using a remote starter, or a clip lead from battery + to starter
solenoid, turn the motor over a wee bit at a time. CLICK... CLICK...

5. At some point the motor will fart your finger out of the hole. That's
the compression stroke!

6. Now align the timing mark with TDC. (You can usually turn the motor a
little with your hands on a non-clutch fan if you use your other hand to
squeeze the fan belt and keep it from slipping.)


Then install the distributor pointing to #1.