Hi Jorge,
You will probably have to lift the lower distributor housing & turn the
lower distributor drive gear one tooth to advance the timing. Then reset
timing as usual. The distributor body will end up in a more normal
position. Maybe someone plugged the drive in one tooth off at some time
in the past.
Dave Russell
BN2
Jorge Garcia wrote:
> My mechanic said that the engine is starting at TDC when it should be
> starting at 5BTDC and he could not get the additional advance by
> turning the distributor or adjusting the knurled adjusting nut. His
> assesment is that the timing chain has some slack and the gears on
> the distributor drive also have some play and that both of them may
> be contributing to the lack of adjustability. What do you all think?
> The engine has not been rebuilt, the odometer is showing 79k miles
> but it could be more since the speedo doesn't seem to work very well.
> Thanks Jorge Garcia Houston, TX 1065 BJ8
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