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Jan 29, 2002 | 02:36 AM

louis3099

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well when we put my friends dist back into his 302, it would run but we had to advance it really far....and it still wouldnt idle, it would rev fine but sounded like it might have a miss. Is it possible to get the dist one tooth off? it seemed to line up where we had it and it really wouldnt drop in anywhere else..

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Jan 29, 2002 | 10:13 AM

Fastcat

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Yes you can get it one tooth of. Set your number one piston on TDC. Turn the distributor so the roter is pointed at the number one spark plug wire and set it in. You may need to bump the starter to get it to drop in. If it doesn't start you may have it 180 degress out.

Jan 29, 2002 | 11:12 AM

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Do like the other poster said, but if it won't drop in where you want it, you can take a small socket on an extension, and stick it in the hole and turn the oil pump a little. This is what hangs it up and won't let it drop in all the way.

Jan 29, 2002 | 11:58 AM

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>Yes you can get it one tooth of. Set your number one piston
>on TDC. Turn the distributor so the roter is pointed at the
>number one spark plug wire and set it in. You may need to
>bump the starter to get it to drop in. If it doesn't start
>you may have it 180 degress out.

Try an Make SURE you bring it to TDC at the top of the compression stroke > Not the the exhaust stroke.

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Jan 29, 2002 | 12:50 PM

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As long as the engine is at TDC on the compression stroke for plug #1 and you have the rotor pointing to the #1 plug wire, you can drop the dizzy in any position you want to, the engine doesn’t care. The only problem is the vacuum can hitting something in it’s oddball position and the wires maybe not reaching. Have the can pointing towards the front and you will be ok.

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Jan 29, 2002 | 01:19 PM

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Take the valve cover off on the passenger side. Now turn the engine over so that the #1 cylinder is at TDC with both the intake and exhaust valves closed. Put the distributor cap on the dist. base and mark the #1 cylinder position on the base with a felt marker. Now put the distibutor in with the rotor pointing roughly at the #1 cyl. mark. You might have to reach down and turn the oil pump in order to have the dist. to drop in. Keep in mind that the dist. cam turns counterclockwise then the engine is running and turn the dist. base until the points are just starting to open...that is when the spark will occur. Check again to make sure that the rotor is pointing at #1 cylinder, put the cap on and it should start.

Jan 29, 2002 | 02:42 PM

louis3099

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I will bring it to TDC and see where or how close it is to #1...also the engine is probably sealed way better and has more vacuum so maybe the carb is the trouble and not the timing...

thanks for the replys