Subject: RE: Distributor rebuild
Author: Greg Bender
Date: Aug 16, 2005, 7:42 AM
Post ID: 1719303915
Hi Bruce,
If you are always at one extreme, you ought to be able to remove the
distributor, rotate the shaft one direction or another, and then
reinsert...moving the gear on the distributor shaft 'over' one tooth on
the camshaft gear. It's a good idea to start at top dead center for a
reference point.
Giller,Bruce C. wrote:
Greg, My question is: can you get the distributor lock-down bolt to be in the middle of the "clamping arc" on the distributor? My lock-down bolt is always at the 'bottom' of the clamping arc no matter how I inserted the distributor into the engine. Any hints??? Bruce -----Original Message----- From: Greg Bender [mailto:gr-@thisoldtractor.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 10:16 AM To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: RE: Distributor rebuild Hi Vince, In Guzziology (section 6-17) Dave Richardson covers it pretty well (I'm summarizing here): 1. put left cylinder (number 2 cylinder) at top dead center on the compression stroke. should be free play at both valves 2. keep the condensor at 9 o'clock 3. position the distributor shaft's upper notch at 5 o'clock and insert the distributor (this is the notch into which the rotor is 'keyed'). the notch should rotate to about 6 o'clock as the distributor gear interfaces with the gear on the camshaft. From there, time the points as usual. You may need to try it a couple of times before getting it right (as I did), but it isn't too difficult. lio-@aol.com wrote:
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Greg Bender
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