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Old 24-05-2011, 01:42 PM
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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.
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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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line it up with the centre like shown
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Now I understand. Thanks for your help
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bloody hell! i had just picked up the laptop to search for this and it was on the top 10 threads
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Originally Posted by g10ens
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.
The mark on the auxilary pulley wheel is irrelevant, it's the rotor arm that must be in the correct position, if the dizzy aux pulley mark doesn't line up it doesn't matter and won't affect the engine running.
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

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Timing Looks spot on chris.

The whole dizzy body could do with coming around a liitle though, so the plug is a little closer to the cambelt, and the dizzy cap clips sit straight.

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James I have a msd cap for W/S so is it fine where it is?
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Yes it will work fine, but im picky lol.
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James pm a price to rebush mine when it's in your place please mate..
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A packet of hobnobs
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Originally Posted by James @ M Developments.
A packet of hobnobs
Ok 2 packets for you my sir....
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