[Healeys] Distributor cap orientation

[Alan Seigrist]

Kees - on the BJ8 the drive dog is separate from the distributor drive.  -
Alan

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:

> Problem is that the drive dog is off-set on the distributors, you can only
> fit the distributor in one way. Taking off the drive dog from the
> distributor shaft creates the chance that it will be refitted 180 degrees
> off. It will be a bit longer than 5 minutes to fix as you have to drive out
> and reinstall the rolling pin that fixes the drive dog to the shaft.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
>
>
> Op 17-10-2011 0:08, Alan Seigrist schreef:
>
>  Stephen -
>>
>> This is because when you motor was rebuilt last, or maybe when the PO
>> took out the drive dog for the distributor for some reason, they put
>> it in backwards.  It's an easy mistake to make.
>>
>> It's quite easy to fix.  Just pull thje drive dog out and turn it
>> aroud 180 deg and then all will be back to factory orientation.
>>
>> Should take you less than 5 minutes to do.  Shop manual tells you what
>> to do.  Of course, then you need to rewire :( .
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> On 10/17/11, Stephen Hutchings<s.hutchings at rogers.**com<s.hutchings at rogers.com>>
>>  wrote:
>>
>>> I've just noticed a strange discrepancy between my distributor cap,
>>> and all the reference photos I've got for BJ8 engines. There is only
>>> one way for the cap to fit the disributor, naturally, but , when
>>> snapped into place, the molded top of mine seems to  be 180 degrees
>>> around from the other examples.... that is, the wires come out of cap
>>> towards the bottom left, rather than towards the top right- which
>>> makes more sense, because it's towards the coil.
>>> It  may explain why I remember having to re-wire the cap, so that the
>>> vacuum unit didn't get too close to the block when I was adjusting
>>> the timing.
>>> Anyone else noticed this? It is a Lucas cap that I bought in England ages
>>> ago.
>>>
>>> Stephen, BJ8
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