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1. tune up questions (score: 1): Author: RDWILLI@VM.SC.EDU; Date: Mon, 23 Jun 97 23:32:21 EDT; Replaced the points, (gapped @ .015), condensor, cap, rotor, etc. upon trying to crank, all i got was a hellacious backfire. set the front piston to TDC with the crank pulley, pulled the distributor; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01192.html (8,194 bytes)
2. Re: tune up questions (score: 1): Author: tcsyd@ix.netcom.com; Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 21:26:58 -0700; happen when the innards turn while the dist is out of the car. When you put it back it then become necessary to turn the outside to match. Suggest you pull the dist out again and turn the dog gear at; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01196.html (8,988 bytes)
3. Re: tune up questions (score: 1): Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 00:37:02 -0400; If it's like most LUCAS dizzies, it should only go one way. If you look at it from the end, the drive part of it is slightly off center. Like cutting a pie in half and making one side a little bigger; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01197.html (8,682 bytes)
4. Re: tune up questions (score: 1): Author: larryhoy@juno.com (Larry A Hoy); Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 00:10:33 -0600; Robert when the #1 cylinder is at TDC on the compression stroke the rotor should point to the #1 cylinder. The dizzy drive tang is slightly off center and cannot be installed 180' off. Cheers, Larry; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01209.html (7,869 bytes)
5. Re: tune up questions (score: 1): Author: Bill Schooler <schooler@erols.com>; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 07:46:18 -0700; Robert, A couple of other folks have pointed you in the right direction, but I thought I'd chime in and expand the explanation. What you need to remember is that the crankshaft rotates TWICE for each; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01217.html (9,704 bytes)
6. Re: tune up questions (score: 1): Author: mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD); Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 10:16:17 EDT; Hi Bob, This may sound perplexing, but the solution is probably less complicated than it appears. First off, are you certain that TDC is at the top of the compression stroke? There is a TDC on the to; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01231.html (9,864 bytes)
7. Re: tune up questions (score: 1): Author: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>; Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 12:10:10 -0500; Mr. Williford never stated if he yanked the distributor. I would think yanking the dizzy in a tune-up borders on 'cruel & unusal punishemnt.' If he didn't and if the firing order is off by that much,; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01246.html (7,491 bytes)
8. Re: tune up questions (score: 1): Author: larryhoy@juno.com (Larry A Hoy); Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 11:23:59 -0600; On Tue, 24 Jun 1997 12:10:10 -0500 Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net> Nope, the cam has a notch that requires the rotor to be installed in one direction only. Cheers, Larry Hoy 1969 MGB Roadster 1987 Ja; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01248.html (7,599 bytes)
9. Re: tune up questions (score: 1): Author: Rich Mason <rmason@ro.com>; Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 11:05:37 -0500; The drive dog will only allow the dizzy to be mounted one way, due to the offset. If I recall correctly, the camshaft/dizzy drive gear has eight teeth (don't have a loose one handy to count - someone; /html/mgs/1997-06/msg01345.html (7,641 bytes)

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