Yep, that's exactly what I wanted to avoid. I think I got it though.
IMO, the Bentley should read "insert the drive gear so that with the
#1 piston TDC, the rotor points to the mark on the crankshaft.

By the way, any one messing with a distributor gear and lacking a
puller might try pulling out the little spring atop the gear and
tapping in a 1/4 inch wooden dowel. The gear will pull out easily and
insert accurately.

Jim

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 4:59 PM, David Kao <dtkao0205@yahoo.com> wrote:
> There are only two possibilities, right or wrong.
>
> When it is wrong you will find it impossible to adjust ignition
> timing. With #1 piston at TDC the distributor rotor will point
> to an opposite direction rather than the mark on the distributor.
> Just pull the distributor shaft, turn it 180 degree and reinsert
> it. Well, this is not official of course. But that's how I did it.
>
> David
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> --- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>> I'm ready to drop the drive gear into the block of my 2.1. I've
>> consulted Bentley on 13.38 figure 2, and I'm not clear on the
>> intention.
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>> Line up the crack in the case with the 0 degree TDC mark and #1 piston
>> up--got that.
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>> Install drive shaft so that offset slot faces bolt (arrow)--huh? Do
>> they mean that the slot in the end of the shaft be dropped in place
>> with the slot parallel to the case split?
>>
>> Small segment faces water pump. Huh? Does this mean that the smaller
>> side of the offset goes on the left side of the engine, the larger to
>> the right side of the engine?
>>
>> Inserted position/installed postion--got that.
>>
>> Just wanting to make sure.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim
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