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Subject:Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
From:mark drillock
Date:Sat, 1 May 2010 12:47:08 -0700

The point of looking at the gear position info is that the gear could be
installed rotated a tooth either way and that would make you move the
dizzy by that much too. This may be helpful for timing purposes when the
dizzy hits before it is in the right spot as far as timing. Perhaps a
difficult concept for some to grasp but this may well be the answer to
your problem.

Mark

B Feddish wrote:
>>> First, Page 28.33 Bentley VV85: "- set crankshaft to TDC on No. 1
> cylinder  - insert drive shaft so that off-set slot in top of drive
> shaft is pointing toward tapped hole (arrow)  - smaller segment points
> to water pump."<<
>
> I did not have any problems getting the distributer in and out. Matter of
> fact I got quite good at taking them out and disassembling them. The problem
> is I cannot time it anymore than 0 TDC or the vacuum tube sticking out hits
> the air conditioner pedestal. I think I have to drill a hole in the pedestal
> to get the distributer to move more than it can.
> ........................
>

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