Re: 440 distributor install problem
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10/16/11 06:48 PM
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I went to install my distributor yesterday and it would not go all the way in. It's about 5/8" high. It seems like the distributor drive gear has been pushed up somehow and isn't meshed with the cam gear. I replaced the oil pump with a HV pump and then decided to go back to the stock pump. Do you think the shaft could have pushed the distributor drive gear up causing this problem or something else instead
very definitely and this isn't the right forum.
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Re: 440 distributor install problem
[Re: 07RT]
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10/16/11 06:59 PM
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Sounds like the pump may not be lined up right. If so you would have pushed the shaft up when you tighter the pump. You may need to drop the pump, put the distributor back in then put the pump in.
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Re: 440 distributor install problem
[Re: mikemee1331]
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10/16/11 08:31 PM
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very definitely and this isn't the right forum.
I am confused, why would you say this? He asked a question and seeks an answer. Was this moved from some where else?
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Re: 440 distributor install problem
[Re: bboogieart]
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10/17/11 06:39 PM
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very definitely and this isn't the right forum.
I am confused, why would you say this? He asked a question and seeks an answer. Was this moved from some where else?
yes it was moved from the General forum where he may never have gotten an answer. and , get #1 to TDC and move the shaft where it needs to be to align the dizzy to #1 and have 'wiggle' room for the vac adv.
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Re: 440 distributor install problem
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10/17/11 06:46 PM
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And some dizzys have a different bottom tang to top rotor clocking which compounds it. My the inter gear slot clocking (in the pics) can be set anywhere & I want it so #1 plug wire is in the OE location, just looks neat & prevents problems later on & if it (intergear slot in pics) ends up parallel (BB) or toward #1 (SB) so much the better
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Re: 440 distributor install problem
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10/17/11 08:21 PM
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Yes you can put number one any where but it will mess you vacuum up!
How will it mess the vacuum up? So long as the vacuum can isn't hitting the valve cover and you can dial your timing in where you want it, I don't see a problem.
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Re: 440 distributor install problem
[Re: DaytonaTurbo]
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10/17/11 08:25 PM
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Geez so much bad advice...
Really, some of you should have some experience doing this before you post!
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Re: 440 distributor install problem
[Re: RapidRobert]
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10/17/11 09:53 PM
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And some dizzys have a different bottom tang to top rotor clocking which compounds it.
Can't speak to other distributors, but the FSM says that if the dist. shaft tang is horizontal, the rotor terminal should be in the 4:30 (or 10:30) position. 4:30 position is for TDC #1 firing. (This is as looking over the pass. fender.)
Mine is not like that, but it works fine. #1 is at 9:00 position and intermediate shaft is clocked to the cam gear to put the rotor in the right position and vacuum can sticking up for adjustability. Wires come off rotor cap nicely, without any crossing over the cap and 5 and 7 wire don't pass near each other or cross over. BTW, wires are FireCore's 8mm pre-cut 383s and fit the engine fine in that position.
I'm no Chevy guy by any means, but that's the nice thing about building your own car - if you know what you're doing and how it works, you can mod it to suit your taste.
Same goes for the OP. If he looks at the FSM for the distributor clocking, he can place the intermediate gear in so as to put #1 anywhere he wants, as long as the vacuum advance can doesn't hit anything.
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