- 1. [Alpines] putting in a distributor (score: 1)
- Author: "Allan Ballard" <aballard@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:30:13 -0400
- I am looking at replacement of a distributor (SV engine). The engine is in time; is this just a matter of lifting out The old distributor and inserting the replacement? Thanks in advance, Allan Atlan
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- 2. Re: [Alpines] putting in a distributor (score: 1)
- Author: tom.hill@att.net
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:43:12 +0000
- Yes it is. The distributor has a keyed drive that only allows it to be installed one way. -- Original message from "Allan Ballard" <aballard@ix.netcom.com>: -- _______________________________________
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- 3. Re: [Alpines] putting in a distributor (score: 1)
- Author: "Brits'n'Pieces \(Eric Frenken\)" <lists@brits-n-pieces.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:49:06 +0100
- Allan, unfortunately not! The shaft of the distributor is keyed, but not the housing. You can rotate the housing while the shaft is inserted into its counterpart in the engine. By turning the housing
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- 4. Re: [Alpines] putting in a distributor (score: 1)
- Author: "Allan Ballard" <aballard@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:56:22 -0400
- Can the housing be adjusted to match the one on the car, before Allan http://home.netcom.com/~aballard/ Checked by Norton Internet Security 2007. Allan, unfortunately not! The shaft of the distributo
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- 5. Re: [Alpines] putting in a distributor (score: 1)
- Author: "Brits'n'Pieces \(Eric Frenken\)" <lists@brits-n-pieces.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:23:04 +0100
- No, Allan, I wouldn't say it's impossible, but not worth the hassle. Why don't you just put the new distributor in and adjust the timing or have it adjusted? It's not that difficult and it takes only
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- 6. Re: [Alpines] putting in a distributor (score: 1)
- Author: "Allan Ballard" <aballard@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:31:33 -0400
- Guess I will do exactly that :). Have never done it before, so am trying to avoid shooting myself in the foot. Thanks! Allan http://home.netcom.com/~aballard/ Checked by Norton Internet Security 200
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