[Tigers] Distributor continued

[Stu]

Hmmm... since the gear is at least partly engaged, I should be able to
rotate the engine a bit and not loose timing, right?  So if I put it in 4th
and pushed the car back and forth making minor adjustments to the rotor
position, shouldn't I be able to eventually match the alignment of the pump
shaft?

Stu

On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 6:14 PM, Tom Witt <atwittsend at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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 <tigers at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, May 26, 2017 12:00 PM
> *To:* Tiger Net <Tigers at autox.team.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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