Good grief.............
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2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 207
From: North Georgia
OK, here's where you Effed up.
There was no need to remove the vacuum advance. None whatsoever.
•Remove distributor cap.
•Remove point screws.
•Remove condenser screw.
•Disconnect lead wire from coil.
•Remove lead wire, points, and condenser as one piece.
•Install Pertronix module, with screws not too tight.
•Install sensor ring on distributor shaft.
•Set gap between ring and module with included tool.
•Thread wiring through distributor housing and connect to coil.
•Install distributor cap.
•Drive car.
Dunno why you tried to remove the vacuum advance.
There was no need to remove the vacuum advance. None whatsoever.
•Remove distributor cap.
•Remove point screws.
•Remove condenser screw.
•Disconnect lead wire from coil.
•Remove lead wire, points, and condenser as one piece.
•Install Pertronix module, with screws not too tight.
•Install sensor ring on distributor shaft.
•Set gap between ring and module with included tool.
•Thread wiring through distributor housing and connect to coil.
•Install distributor cap.
•Drive car.
Dunno why you tried to remove the vacuum advance.
Last edited by Falcopilot; Oct 29, 2010 at 05:57 AM.
6th Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 6,417
From: Cork, Ireland
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Posts: 5,469
From: AR
If you have the distributor pointed the right way and you just need to align the oil pump shaft for it to drop the last 1/4", have a friend push down on the distributor with ONE finger, while you bump the starter, 99 out of 100 times it will fall right in.
6th Gear Member
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Posts: 6,417
From: Cork, Ireland
i usually just turn the shaft with a long 5/16 or 3/8 (dependiong on engine) socket taped to an extension
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2nd Gear Member
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 207
From: North Georgia
Thanks for the advice on the long socket to turn the oil pump shaft.......THAT is the kind of info I need.
6th Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 6,417
From: Cork, Ireland
I pulled the distributor because the screw for the vacuum advance broke off inside the housing. I tried using an easyout but it would not remove the broken screw......I had to remove the distributor to get it apart......and ended up breaking the distributor housing, which meant I had to buy a new distributor.........THAT is how I got to where I am now.
Thanks for the advice on the long socket to turn the oil pump shaft.......THAT is the kind of info I need.
Thanks for the advice on the long socket to turn the oil pump shaft.......THAT is the kind of info I need.
as for setting the distributor correctly see my earlier post