[Spridgets] Distributor confusion!

daredelvis at gmail.com daredelvis at gmail.com
Thu Dec 21 08:18:40 MST 2017


Loosen the distributor. Pull it out an inch. Turn shaft around 180°. There are two possible positions and you have it in the wrong one. 
Brian

> On Dec 21, 2017, at 1:12 AM, Andy Webster via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Greetings everyone,
> I'm currently about to start a freshly rebuilt
> 1293.
> Got the dizzy drive spindle in, with large side uppermost amd the split pointing to ~2 - 7 o'clock as per the factory manual.
> My 25d distributor cap has the wires still from before the rebuild, which I even labelled 1,3,4,2 ( unusually organised for me!).
> Problem is, I have the engine at TDC with #4's valves just in their overlap period..i.e. Firing #1 cylinder.
> However my rotor is pointing to #3!
> To get it near #1 , I'd have to turn the distributor round so the vacuum diaphragm would be at the bottom , its connector pointing to the firewall!
> I went to great trouble to time the cam... degree wheel, dial indicator etc, and I'm confident it's within 1•.
> I'm also sure I did it right last time around.
> 
> Can anyone confirm for me please, with the engine at TDC for firing #1, should the rotor point to roughly 1-2 o'clock.
> 
> On your 25d cap, are the wires for #1 & #3 either side of the arch shaped recess for the low tension wire?
> 
> It seems I am about 90• out on the distributor leads..  which suggests that I must have got the spindle wrong last time and shifted the leads to compensate... I find that very difficult
> to believe..but I suppose it's possible.
> 
> Maybe someone smarter or than I can deduce my mistakes or confirm my stupidity, but some suggested fixes would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks all, and best wishes for a safe and happy Christmas to everybody.
> It's 32•C here (90•F) ... good Sprite weather!
> 
> 
> Andy Webster 
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