Re: mail Digest for 27 Nov 2004 in hour 14:00

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Brian, Matt's doing a great job getting you on track! Take the distributor cap off before removing the distributor. Watch the rotor as you pull the distributor out, but don't turn the distributor body. You should be able to see how far it moves as the distributor comes up.At this point you should be able to run the rotor and body together to where you want them to be and push straight back in. That should leave you at the same place you were before moving the distributor, but with room to turn it some more. Sounds like you were about 90 degrees out instead of 180 to begin with. The rotor usually turns around 30 degrees when the distributor is pulled out or pushed in. 

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> From: "Brian Hagen" <brian.hagen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Mooing, Burping, just not startin, Rambler - UPDATE
> Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:08:36 -0500
> 
> Matt,
> 
> The thing i have problems with is how the distributor "turns" as you insert 
> it or remove it when it meshes with the teeth. I have been making sure that 
> when it is finally 'seated' is where I wanted it to be.  So im constantly 
> inserting and reinserting trying to get it to line correctly.
> 
> If i remove it again, im not really sure where I want it to be.  I figured 
> that the rotor pointed to Cyl1 at TDC is where i wanted to be, and then a 
> little less or more to set the timing.  But i think there is something off 
> with my timing mark since that doesnt seem kosher.  I think right now TDC is 
> pointing to the cylinder 4
> 
> I just went out and swapped the wires counter-clockwise, (1 went in 5, etc) 
> and then rotated the distributor clockwise approx so that where #1 was, #5 
> replaced. (so that the rotor would be basically pointing to the same place 
> on that cylinder) but I couldnt get it to turn over.  Ill try some more 
> experiments in the morning...its gettin cold in NJ!
> 
> Thanks again,

> Brian