998cc engine
ive just fiished engine rebuilt and im havint problem with the distributor going back into back into place . it wont go in far enough i set a mark before i took it out but thats didnt work any help ??
Did you take the drive spindle out, or have you just had the dizzy off?
> Did you take the drive spindle out, or have you just had the dizzy off?
i think the rod came out slightly when we lifted the engine because its quite loose
> > Did you take the drive spindle out, or have you just had the dizzy off?
i think the rod came out slightly when we lifted the engine because its quite loose
will this make it a majour job because shaft has came out ??
Read you’re other topic: guess you must have if you had the pistons out.
You need to put the engine at TDC with No1 cylinder firing so you can refit the spindle at the right orientation. It’d be hard to explain, but it’s in your Haynes if you have one. You can also get the dizzy 180 degrees out in the drive slot, again a manual with piccies helps.
> Read you’re other topic: guess you must have if you had the pistons out.
You need to put the engine at TDC with No1 cylinder firing so you can refit the spindle at the right orientation. It’d be hard to explain, but it’s in your Haynes if you have one. You can also get the dizzy 180 degrees out in the drive slot, again a manual with piccies helps.
thanx ill get manual from my mate tommrow hes lent it
I wonder how much longer John’s videos will be on YouTube. Sadly he had to close his business “University Motors” last summer after probably a 30 year run. He was a major player in the British car service community in the U.S.
In addition to the John Twist videos, I have a PDF article on setting static timing. There’s a section in there that discusses how to place the wires on the dizzy cap if the dizzy (or its drive gear) has been installed in a position other than the factory intended original location.
http://home.mindspring.com/~purlawson/files/StaticTiming.pdf
