[Tigers] Distributor continued

[Tony Lang]

Stu...I hope this also post to the Tiger List, if it doesn't please notify the owner that everything I post, Tiger and Alpine bounces. I will appreciate your help. As for the distributor, it is why I always get it pointing at number one on compression. I can't tell you why but it falls back in. I have had the same problem as you and you just have to rotate the rotor and therefore the shaft. When you removed it, the shaft turned some. Look at the gear and see the teeth aren't straight up and down, so it has to rotate as it comes out/goes back in. I have thought I would go nuts, I have even put it in and rotated all the plug wires one hole on the cap. I was young then and as I have gotten older, not much smarter. I think you understand what I'm saying. You have the rotor button pointing to the place you removed the dizzy but you have to rotate it one flat on the bottom--- oil pump drive on end of shaft and then it will go back in the same way you removed it. I'm glad you took it out so now if another owner has the same problem you can help them. Let us know it is back in.Have a great memorial weekend.TonyTony Lang (TtT)

      From: Stu via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
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 Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 4:03 PM
 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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