I would check the drive gear in the block. The gear that is driven by
the cam shaft and in turn drives the housing or adaptor for the
distributor. This gear can be positioned at any angle but only one is
right. Check the worhshop manual for the correct position.
Magnus Karlsson
Sweden
www.concourshealeys.com
17 dec 2009 kl. 23.56 skrev Peter Caldwell:
> You can have the distributor pointing any way you want, just by
> moving wires around. It would seem checking the firing order, etc.
> would be a good place to start.... pun intended.
> Peter C
> ====
> At 04:05 PM 12/17/2009, Fred Wescoe wrote:
>> I need the collective wisdom of the list on this one.
>>
>> I have met a new owner of a 63 BJ7. The owner is extremely
>> frustrated with
>> the car. The car does not run. The distributor is a 25 D. The
>> tip of
>> vacuum advance unit is basically pointing toward the engine block,
>> between
>> plugs # 3 and # 4. On my car, also a 63 BJ7, the tip of the unit
>> points
>> toward the firewall. Is it possible the distributor is off 90
>> degrees?
>> Everything I know, and can find, says the distributor is either
>> correct or
>> out 180 degrees. Nothing else is possible. So how is it possible
>> for this
>> one to be pointing toward the block? Any ideas?
>>
>> Also, the distributor needs a new rotor, plus a spare. This topic
>> has been
>> discussed many times but what has been the final opinion, with or
>> without
>> the rivet and who carries the correct one? What about the cap?
>>
>> I have done a compression check and get readings averaging 180 psi
>> with no
>> variation between cylinders of more that 5 lbs. The head was
>> redone and new
>> rings were installed. There are new carbs on the car.
>>
>> What gives?
>>
>> Fred
>> 63 BJ7
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