Doesn't really matter where the distributor points, that's just a handy
thing to have a standard approach. Usually you install the disty with the #1
cylinder on it's firing stroke (both valves closed) and the rotor pointing
at the #1 spark plug. All that's happened is someone pinned the drive on
backwards. It only goes in the engine one way (the drive tongue is offset),
but you can drill the hole and pin the drive anywhere. Mallory distributors
are usually supplied with no drive. You drill and pin on your own. Someone
did you a "favor".
All you need to do is slip in the distributor, turn the engine to just
before TDC with both valves closed on #1, and rotate the distributor housing
until the points are just starting to open. That should be close enough to
start the engine. Wherever the rotor is pointing is where your #1 plug wire
is going to be. The rest of the wires go in order, counterclockwise #2,4,3.
(I'm assuming TR3/4). Now start it up and set your timing.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Martin Sukey
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:05 PM
To: 6 pack digest; FOT; Triumph List
Subject: Non VTR help needed (distributor)
Well my Mallory dual point distributor finally arrived today after being
back ordered since February from more than one source. So I go to put that
sucker in tonight and it has me totally confused. If I look at my stock
distributor when the rotor is pointing directly at the number one cap
terminal the points are closed and are in the center of the flat dwell area
of the distributor cam. When I take my new distributor and place the rotor
pointing directly at the number one cap terminal the points are fully open
and on the lobe of the distributor cam. TOTALLY OPOSITE. I have looked at
this for the last hour thinking that I am missing something and looking at
it backwards but NO THATS REALY THE WAY IT IS. There is no adjustment. So,
can somebody that knows more about this sort of thing than me explain what
the heck is going on here?
Help me, I want to go autoxing Monday:-)
Marty Sukey
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