You can't get the distributor in 180 degrees out - and properly seated -
without altering the drive gear in the crankcase. Neither will moving the
car - or more properly turning the engine - with the distributor out upset
things. But you *can* get the cam shaft inside the distributor 180 degrees
out of phase with the drive shaft if you have removed the cam shaft to get
at the springs and weights. Turn the crank until No.1 piston is going
through its compression stroke (both valves closed), stop at TDC, and see
where the rotor is pointing.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Menno.Meijer@ict.nl>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 12:53 PM
Subject: Distributor / Timing problems...
> 2. Are you sure you didn't put the distrubutor 180 deg. off?
>
> A. Yes, I'm sure I didn't put it the wrong way around. Actually,
> while searching for a reason for my problems I've tried to put
> it in the wrong way, just to check whether it would fit. And it
> didn't. As far as I know I cannot put the distributor in the
> wrong way. (I have not moved the car between removing and re-
> inserting the dizzy)
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