1965rivgs Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 (edited) "Let's talk about getting the distributor to go all the way in. If you are a novice you can get into trouble pushing down on the distributor while someone turns the engine over. If you don't do this right you can get the engine out of time very easily. "I disagree. The distributor gear is rather "tall" and to skip time with the cam the distributor would have to be raised a good 1 to 2 inches for the gears to lose mesh. This should not happen if one is putting steady downward pressure on the distributor. Pulling the distributor in and out of the motor is unnecessary once you are confident the timing is correct. Of course, your advice regarding TDC and setting intial timing is spot on...but no need to keep going thru this procedure repeatedly.I agree with your advice to use compressed air at the filler neck to bring fuel up to the pump. My thoughts exactly as I read that the fuel system was completely dry. But BE CAREFUL. A spark, generated by contacting the filler neck with a metal blowgun, or perhaps by creating a ground for static electricity will turn the fuel tank into a perfect bomb. I always feel rather apprehensive when I do this as creating gasoline fumes always makes me nervous. There are probably safer ways to accomplish this but because time is always at a premium I tend to just grab a rag, as Winston suggests, and a rubber tipped blowgun. Tom Edited January 2, 2015 by 1965rivgs (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhaven64 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Ok, so am I supposed to repeat the process until the timing mark hits 0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhaven64 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 By that I mean cranking with thumb over #1 hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I have been reading this thread with interest as I am in the middle of putting an engine back in the car and am at the spot where I was putting the distributor in. I noticed a couple of things that can help you.1. The rotor on the distributor and the tab on distributor gear are in the same place. Meaning it the rotor is running vertical, the tab on the bottom of the distributor that goes over the oil pump also runs vertically. 2. The distributor turns about 15 degrees as it slides down the gears, the means the oil pump has to be oriented the same.Knowing this, you can look where your rotor points when you put it in the hole, take it out and then line the oil pump the same way. It should be close and with luck it will go right on. If not take the distributor back out turn the oil pump a little bit and try again. By little I mean 1 or two degrees. Eventually it will drop all the way flush with the block. It took me about 5 times in and out to get it in. I also marked where # 1 is and had the engine a TDC to make sure all will be correct when I try to start this later the winter.Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 By that I mean cranking with thumb over #1 hole As the piston on no. 1 starts it's upward movement on compression stroke, you will begin to feel the compression pushing on your thumb. At that point the timing mark will be approaching zero but not there quite yet. Once you feel the push on your thumb, watch the timing marks and stop turning the engine when the pointer gets on zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhaven64 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 That's perfect thanks. One last question, in the picture I just took of my distributor, is the tab supposed to look like that? It doesn't seem right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhaven64 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Nevemind I found a picture of what it should look like and it's correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhaven64 Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Got the # 1cylinder at tdc, distributor still not playing nice but I'm taking it slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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