MSD distributor won't install
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Laughing Gas
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From: Colorado Springs /Mesa AZ
MSD distributor won't install
I've tried just about everything and I can't get the distributor to fully seat it's short by about 3/4". I've got a MSD distributor and I used the shaft off of my old original distributor to help line up the oil pump shaft with the dizzy. I have spent about 3 hours and no results. I contacted MSD and even sent pictures. The motor is out of the vehicle and so I am cranking it by hand. My final plan is to pull the pan and the oil pump, install the distributor then align the oil pump shaft into the distributor. Will this work?
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48 Ford F1 - Darkside
46 Ford Tudor - Street Rod
"Happiness - 3 pedals and a 5 speed"
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48 Ford F1 - Darkside
46 Ford Tudor - Street Rod
"Happiness - 3 pedals and a 5 speed"
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Laughing Gas
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From: Colorado Springs /Mesa AZ
Thanks for the advise. I will drop the pan, pull the oil pump and shaft then install the distributor. If it seats then I will secure it on top and re-install the oil pump shaft and oil pump.
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48 Ford F1 - Darkside
46 Ford Tudor - Street Rod
" Keep you're wheels between the ditches and your have off other peoples bi----e's"
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48 Ford F1 - Darkside
46 Ford Tudor - Street Rod
" Keep you're wheels between the ditches and your have off other peoples bi----e's"
Lead Driver
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From: Albuquerque
Wait! Dizzies are notoriously hard to seat on these engines. The drive shaft lays against the side of the tunnel and doesn't go in the dizzy. I've used grease in the past to prop up the shaft. Also turning the shaft a little may help.
By the way. Really nice looking engine.
By the way. Really nice looking engine.
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