[Alpines] putting in a distributor

[Allan Ballard]

Can the housing be adjusted to match the one on the car, before
installation?

Allan


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-----Original Message-----
From: Brits'n'Pieces (Eric Frenken) [mailto:lists at brits-n-pieces.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 8:49 AM
To: tom.hill at att.net; 'Allan Ballard'; 'Alpines'
Subject: Re: [Alpines] putting in a distributor

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 you'll destroy the timing
and you'll have to adjust it again.

Eric
http://brits-n-pieces.com

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An: Allan Ballard; 'Alpines'
Betreff: Re: [Alpines] putting in a distributor

Yes it is.  The distributor has a keyed drive that only allows it to be
installed one way.

-------------- Original message from "Allan Ballard"
<aballard at ix.netcom.com>: --------------


> 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
> Atlanta, GA