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Originally Posted by gtohurstjudge
Darth, take the cap off and make a reference mark as to where the ignition
rotor contact is pointing. If it is in a place that is hard to reference, tip the starter till it lines up with something you can make a note of. Then just remove the 9/16 hold down bolt and clamp and disconnect the negative wire from the coil and pull the distributor out. Putting it back is trickier because you have to line up the oil pump drive with a long flat blade screwdriver so that the distributor will drop all the way back in. As you pull the distributor out, it rotates and turns the oil pump drive shaft that is driven by the bottom of the distributor gear, then when you go to put it back the oil pump drive is in the wrong place and won't let the distributor drop all the way in. You have turn the oil pump drive a little at a time with the screw driver and when you hit the right spot it will drop back in with the rotor pointed the same way. Also remember to index the distributor housing where the vacuum advance points to the same place. Remember do not under any circumstances turn the engine over with the distributor out or you will be out of time and you'll have to find no. 1 cylinder top dead center compression stroke and point the rotor at no. 1 plug wire on the cap
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Oh wait, I don't have to find top dead centre until I am installing the distributor. The way the mechanic told me, I had to get find it before taking it off. The top dead centre is where I become stumped in the instructions. At least I can take the distributor off and install the kit prior to him coming on the weekend to install it.
