distributer help
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Topic: distributer help
Posted By: stang72
Subject: distributer help
Date Posted: April-02-2006 at 10:45pm
This should be easy for several of you to answer....I am ready to put the distributer back in...what is the process to get it lined up correctly!Ford 312
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stang
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Posted By: David F
Date Posted: April-03-2006 at 3:07pm
Be prepared for some frustration, but be diligent a patient.
On a RH engine, move the rotor clockwise from final position about 45 degrees. Try to install distributor. the rotor will begin to move to final position the gears start to mesh. Now for the frustrating part...the distributor may refuse to fully seat. the problem is that the oil pump hex shaft is not lined up with the hex socket in the bottom of the distributor shaft and thus will not engage. You will have to use two smallish and long flat blade screw drivers to reach down and rotate the oil pump shaft a few degrees and try again. May have to do this a few times. Eventually you will get the distributor to fully seat. Hopefully the rotor will move to your reference mark (You did mark the rotor position before you removed the old distributor...didn't you?). If the rotor is not in the correct position, pull distributor back out and try again will making sure the distribotor gear is one tooth more in the direction you need to go. You will also need to rotate the oil pump shaft accordingly.
If you forgot to mark the rotor postion when you pulled the old distributor, you will need to put the engine on #1 cylinder TDC (compression stroke) and then line the rotor up with the #1 spark plug wire. If the engine won't run and spits through the carb when trying to start, then you have the rotor 180 degrees out of position (On #1 plug wire on exhaust stroke). Good luck.
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Posted By: stang72
Date Posted: April-03-2006 at 3:38pm
David F...Thats what I was looking for....and no I removed the distributor before I read that I needed to mark it! I assume I crank the engine buy hand to get @TDC for cylinder #1.
Have not played around with the distibutor much....other than setting timing...How to I determine #1 cylinder is TDC?
Thanks!!!
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stang
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Posted By: stang72
Date Posted: April-03-2006 at 3:42pm
David F...Thats what I was looking for....and no I removed the distributor before I read that I needed to mark it! I assume I crank the engine buy hand to get @TDC for cylinder #1.
Have not played around with the distibutor much....other than setting timing...How to I determine #1 cylinder is TDC?
Thanks!!!
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stang
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Posted By: David F
Date Posted: April-03-2006 at 4:23pm
You will never get the engine to stop with #1 at TDC using the starter. the best way is to turn the engine using a socket and breaker bar on the front hub bolt. Turn the wrench clockwise (looking from front).
To ways to go here:
1) Trial and error. Simply rotate the engine until the timing pointer is on 0 degree mark. Install the distributor with the rotor pointing to the #1 spark plug wire. Try to start engine. If it will not start and spits back at you, then you are 180 degrees out of time. If so, reposition the rotor 180 degrees (no need to set timing at #1 TDC first.
2) Remove #1 spark plug. Put a finger over the plug hole while you or someone else rotates the engine. If you feel air pressure on your finger, then you are on the compression stroke and should set the timing pointer to 0 degrees. If no pressure, then you are on the exhaust stroke and should go past 0 degrees one full rotation and then set at 0 degrees. Install distributor with rotor at #1 plug wire. Start engine and set timing to 10 degrees BTDC at 600 rpms.
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Posted By: SS-201
Date Posted: April-04-2006 at 8:17am
All 351 ford engines whether RH or LH the distrubtor turns CC.
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SS 201
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