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    Removing Distributor Assembly

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    The document provides instructions for removing and installing a distributor assembly from a vehicle. It describes marking the distributor housing and engine block for alignment during reinstallation. It also describes adjusting the contact point gap and setting the ignition timing after installing the distributor. The instructions note that if the engine was turned while the distributor was removed, the engine will need to be retimed to properly align the distributor rotor with the number 1 piston.

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    Removing Distributor Assembly

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    The document provides instructions for removing and installing a distributor assembly from a vehicle. It describes marking the distributor housing and engine block for alignment during reinstallation. It also describes adjusting the contact point gap and setting the ignition timing after installing the distributor. The instructions note that if the engine was turned while the distributor was removed, the engine will need to be retimed to properly align the distributor rotor with the number 1 piston.

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    How to remove distributer and procedure of measuring contact tip

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    The document provides instructions for removing and installing a distributor assembly from a vehicle. It describes marking the distributor housing and engine block for alignment during reinstallation. It also describes adjusting the contact point gap and setting the ignition timing after installing the distributor. The instructions note that if the engine was turned while the distributor was removed, the engine will need to be retimed to properly align the distributor rotor with the number 1 piston.

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    Removing Distributor Assembly

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    zelalem mamo
    The document provides instructions for removing and installing a distributor assembly from a vehicle. It describes marking the distributor housing and engine block for alignment during reinstallation. It also describes adjusting the contact point gap and setting the ignition timing after installing the distributor. The instructions note that if the engine was turned while the distributor was removed, the engine will need to be retimed to properly align the distributor rotor with the number 1 piston.

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    Removing distributor assembly from vehicle

    1. Remove the accessories which create obstacle to reach to the distributor.


    2. Disconnect the vacuum hose or hoses from the distributor.
    3. Disconnect the primary wiring running from the ignition coil to the distributor.
    4. Remove the distributor cap, and push the cap and cable assembly aside.
    5. Scratch a mark on distributor housing.
    6. Scratch another mark, which lines up with the first, on the engine block.
    7. Scratch a mark on the distributor housing which is in line with the direction of the rotor tip.
    8. Remove the distributor hold – down bolt and clamp.
    9. Lift the distributor out of the block.

    Adjusting contact point gap

    1. Remove the distributor cap and rotor.


    2. Rotate the engine with the starter or by turning the belt until the points are fully open.
    3. Measure the gap with feeler gauge
    4. Loosen the point hold – down screw and move the points if adjustment is necessary.
    5. Tighten the screw and check the gap
    6. Apply cam grease on the distributor cam.

    Installing distributor assembly on vehicle

    Note
    If the engine is not cranked while the distributor is out, the distributor can be easily installed in
    the correct position. Simply, align the marks on the distributor housing and cylinder block. As
    you push the distributor down into place, the shaft and rotor will turn as the spiral gears mesh (if
    it is gear type). For distributors using spiral gears, start with the rotor turned back from the
    installed position so that when you install the distributor, the rotor will turn into the proper
    position. Then, the tip will line up with the mark on the distributor housing.

    If the engine has been cranked with the distributor out, timing has been lost. The engine must be
    retimed. This is necessary to establish the proper relationship between the distributor rotor and
    the number 1 piston.

    1. Remove number 1 spark plug from the cylinder head. Place a shop towel over your
    finger, and cover the spark - plug hole.
    2. Crank the engine until you feel compression pressure on you finger.
    Note
    You can also use other methods to find TDC of piston number 1.
    3. Bump the engine with the starting motor or using the water pump drive belt until the
    timing marks of the crankshaft pulley and timing cover are aligned. This means that
    number 1 piston is in firing position.

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    4. Now, the distributor can be installed in the cylinder block. Make sure to align the marks
    you made on the distributor housing and cylinder block. Check to make sure that the
    distributor gasket or rubber O-ring is in place when you install the distributor.
    5. You may have to turn the rotor slightly to engage the drive. Make sure the distributor
    housing is fully seated against the cylinder block. If it is not, the oil - pump shaft is not
    engaging. Hold the distributor down firmly, and bump the engine a few times until the
    distributor housing drips into place. Then bump the engine again to realign the timing
    marks.
    6. Install, but do not tighten, the distributor clamp and bolt.
    7. Rotate the distributor until the contact points just start to open to fire number 1 cylinder.
    8. Hold the distributor cap in place above the distributor. Make sure that the rotor tip lines
    up with number 1 terminal on the cap.
    9. Install the cap with cables.
    10. Connect the primary cable from the ignition coil to the distributor.
    11. Start the engine.
    12. Set the ignition timing.
    13. Connect the vacuum hose or hoses to the distributor.

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