214jay

Hello. I have had my dizzy out for an engine strip and had to turn crank whilst it was out. Whilst heads were off I turned crank so no.1 cylinder was at TDC and valves were just closed, timing mark was at 0 at this point.

I have since put all back together and reinstalled the dizzy but the rotor seems to be pointing to 8 o'clock....it used to point to around 5 o'clock for no 1 cylinder.

What am I missing or is this normal?

Thanks. Jay

8Mike9

I think you have #6 at TDC, not #1, I think you need one more revolution of the engine.

214jay

Yes having a look that may be the case however that still puts no.1 pointing to 2 o'clock which is quite different to when I started. Any reason why this could be so far out?

8Mike9

Maybe you didn't get the distributor in correctly.

Take the driver side VC off, pull #1 plug, rotate engine by hand with your finger over the plug hole, when you feel air coming out, continue rotating until the exhaust valve begins to top open on #1, back off a tad from there and line up your harmonic balancer mark to the timing tab...then stab the distributor.

Edit:

You'll probably need to fiddle with the oil pump drive slot as well, just use a lung screw driver to rotate it so the distributor seats in it.

214jay

Maybe this is my problem. The slot in the bottom of the diz is what I am lining it up at the moment (to 2 o'clock) but if thats the oil pump I guess I just turn that and sit the diz in the way I want it and align the cap...?

Restrorob

iTrader: (7)

That's the way it's done, As long as you have #1 piston on TDC compression stroke with timing mark on, You can put #1 on the distributor anywhere you want. You just have to make sure #1 plug wire is on #1 on the cap......

214jay

Brilliant, thanks! This was the answer I could not find. Thanks so much for your help!

Jay