Engine and distributor timing
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Engine and distributor timing
I've fitted the bottom end of the engine into my car and hopefully will be fitting the head this evening, I've set the camshafts and No1 piston to TDC so the head is ready to go on but am a little confused as to how to set the distributor. Is the arrow that's cast into one of the holes on the auxiliary pulley wheel anything to do with the timing or is it irrelevant where it points to as long as the rotor arm is lined up with the mark on the dizzy housing? I can't really see any marks that the arrow should be pointing to although in the manual it appears that it is used as some sort of reference position.
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Looks like there should be a mark on the aluminium plate behind the auxiliary pulley wheel then. I've looked all over on mine but can't make out a mark anywhere on it!
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I've fitted the bottom end of the engine into my car and hopefully will be fitting the head this evening, I've set the camshafts and No1 piston to TDC so the head is ready to go on but am a little confused as to how to set the distributor. Is the arrow that's cast into one of the holes on the auxiliary pulley wheel anything to do with the timing or is it irrelevant where it points to as long as the rotor arm is lined up with the mark on the dizzy housing? I can't really see any marks that the arrow should be pointing to although in the manual it appears that it is used as some sort of reference position.
Just line up the r/arm so the "path" it points to is dead centre with scribed line on dizzy body top.
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I need a little info had my dizzy apart to fit an MSD uprated dizzy bush - i need to know if i have mine set right as i don't run a rotor arm as W/S so need to know if i have the correct side of the shaft pointing to the dash on the body correct.
This is how mine is with the timing TDC
This is how mine is with the timing TDC
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