<div dir="ltr">WHat he said is probably what you need to do.<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 9:18 AM, daredelvis--- via Spridgets <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">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.<br>
Brian<br>
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> On Dec 21, 2017, at 1:12 AM, Andy Webster via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Greetings everyone,<br>
> I'm currently about to start a freshly rebuilt<br>
> 1293.<br>
> Got the dizzy drive spindle in, with large side uppermost amd the split pointing to ~2 - 7 o'clock as per the factory manual.<br>
> My 25d distributor cap has the wires still from before the rebuild, which I even labelled 1,3,4,2 ( unusually organised for me!).<br>
> Problem is, I have the engine at TDC with #4's valves just in their overlap period..i.e. Firing #1 cylinder.<br>
> However my rotor is pointing to #3!<br>
> 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!<br>
> I went to great trouble to time the cam... degree wheel, dial indicator etc, and I'm confident it's within 1•.<br>
> I'm also sure I did it right last time around.<br>
><br>
> Can anyone confirm for me please, with the engine at TDC for firing #1, should the rotor point to roughly 1-2 o'clock.<br>
><br>
> On your 25d cap, are the wires for #1 & #3 either side of the arch shaped recess for the low tension wire?<br>
><br>
> 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<br>
> to believe..but I suppose it's possible.<br>
><br>
> Maybe someone smarter or than I can deduce my mistakes or confirm my stupidity, but some suggested fixes would be appreciated.<br>
><br>
> Thanks all, and best wishes for a safe and happy Christmas to everybody.<br>
> It's 32•C here (90•F) ... good Sprite weather!<br>
><br>
><br>
> Andy Webster<br>
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