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RE: [oletrucks] 42 pickup distributor installation

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Subject: RE: [oletrucks] 42 pickup distributor installation
From: Edward Miller <edngael@open.org>
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:55:23 -0800
That makes me wonder something; do you want the rotor pointing to the
number 1 plug wire cap at tdc, or at whatever the timing should be, like
4 degrees btdc?  Or is tdc close enough to get it running, when you can
do the timing right?
Ed Miller
'58 Apache Short Fleetside

Whitney wrote:

Hi Chris,
When #1 piston is on top dead center, compression(confirm this by
verifying
the valves are closed) and the flywheel marker is on dtc, install the
distributor and mark the distributor body where the rotor points.
Install
the cap and place the wire to plug #1 at that point and the others in
correct firing order.  Make sure the distributor seats all the way down
and
engages the oil pump slot.  Study your manual on this, it is explained
in
much more detail there.
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