Most distributors I've installed require that you hold the rotor and jiggle
it to line up, then turn it into the gear, for it to bottom.
I've also had problems with aftermarket intakes having too small an opening,
or be slightly misaligned, requiring honing of the hole or installing the
distributor before installing / tightening the mounting bolts.
GM
-----Original Message-----
>Hello Everyone,
> Has anyone had trouble reinstalling a distributor? This weekend we
replaced
>the intake and carb on #1080 (75) and had trouble getting the distributor
to go
>back into the block. We marked the location of the rotor so that we would
not
>have to find TDC and when I tried to put the distributor back into the
block it
>would go in and the rotor would make contact with the gear and shaft at the
>bottom but seems still is 1" from being flush with the block.
> Any help? - am I missing something? Does the motor have to be cranked
by
>hand to get it to drop into place? I remember replacing the intakes on my
>Mustang (including removing the dist. and reinstalling it) without any
>trouble....
>
> Thanks, Jamie
>
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