[Tigers] Distributor continued

[Tom Witt]

You are correct. The hex drive shaft for the oil pump is not lining up with the distributor. There are no timing issues with the oil pump so just rotate the hex shaft as needed (it is a guessing game – a little this way, a little that way). Whatever you can get down on the shaft will do.  Just be careful not to lift the shaft (which has been known to happen if you use a socket on a long extension). Otherwise you will then have to get the shaft back into the oil pump.

From: Stu via Tigers 
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 12:00 PM
To: Tiger Net 
Subject: [Tigers] Distributor continued

Ok, I got the distributor out, cleaned everything up, and went to put it back in.  Problem.  It will only go all the way down with the gear one tooth off from where it came out.  If I start putting it in with the rotor pointing where it stopped as I pulled it out, the gear engages and it looks like it will rotate into the right position, but it won't go down all the way.  If I start with it one tooth ccw, it goes in just fine, but the rotor is not in the original position.  I took a "before" picture before I pulled it out, so I know where the rotor was pointing.

Nothing has moved,  the tranny is in neutral, no power on at all.  I'm assuming that this must relate to the oil pump drive not engaging.  What do I do now?

Stu

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