[Healeys] Distributor on the 100 engine

[T+ B Willig]

Hi Tadek,

I encountered the same problem a few weeks ago. The solution was very
simple: I had filed the engine with oil, while the distributor was off the
engine. The oil filled the bore in the block were the end of the drive shaft
should be seated. What happened is, that when I inserted the dizzy the drive
shaft compressed the oil to a certain extend..but then  finito, nada, the
dizzy would not seat completely. Solution: I sucked the oil out of the bore
with a syringe to which a piece of clear washer hose was attached. After
that all was well.


Regards


Thomas Willig


>A small question here..:
>
>My engine is finally painted with the gearbox painted and I tried to mount
>the distributor, but is does not want to sit all the way in. There is about
>5mm gap:
>http://picasaweb.google.pl/Volvo1800S/HealeyEngine#5515356135052686962
>or http://tinyurl.com/2v9xrtc
>
>Anyone has any idea what the problem is?
>
>It was rebuild by Advanced Distributors.