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<DIV>No, don’t do that. The shaft <EM>may</EM> not move and you will alter the
timing (as it relates to the original position)! I just feel uncomfortable
advising the movement of gears that aren't properly meshed. Not saying others
haven’t done that but I’d rather be cautious. When I stated you will not
lose timing I was referring to the rotation of the oil pump shaft – only. The
oil pump itself doesn’t matter to any timing relationship. It just needs to be
indexed to the distributor (hex) so it can turn. The camshaft is turned by
the crank via the timing chain. The camshaft gear turns the distributor gear and
the hex shaft (from the bottom of the distributor) turns to oil
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=sabre2tgr@gmail.com
href="mailto:sabre2tgr@gmail.com">Stu</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 26, 2017 3:29 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=atwittsend@verizon.net
href="mailto:atwittsend@verizon.net">Tom Witt</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=tigers@autox.team.net
href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">Tiger Net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Tigers] Distributor continued</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small">Hmmm... since the gear is at
least partly engaged, I should be able to rotate the engine a bit and not loose
timing, right? So if I put it in 4th and pushed the car back and forth
making minor adjustments to the rotor position, shouldn't I be able to
eventually match the alignment of the pump shaft?</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 6:14 PM, Tom Witt <SPAN
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<DIV>You are correct. The hex drive shaft for the oil pump is not lining up
with the distributor. There are no timing issues with the oil pump so just
rotate the hex shaft as needed (it is a guessing game – <EM>a little this way,
a little that way</EM>). Whatever you can get down on the shaft will do.
Just be careful not to lift the shaft (which has been known to happen if you
use a socket on a long extension). Otherwise you will then have to get the
shaft back into the oil pump.</DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=tigers@autox.team.net
href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target=_blank>Stu via Tigers</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 26, 2017 12:00 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=Tigers@autox.team.net
href="mailto:Tigers@autox.team.net" target=_blank>Tiger Net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Tigers] Distributor continued</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small">Ok, I got the distributor
out, cleaned everything up, and went to put it back in. Problem.
It will only go all the way down with the gear one tooth off from where it
came out. If I start putting it in with the rotor pointing where it
stopped as I pulled it out, the gear engages and it looks like it will rotate
into the right position, but it won't go down all the way. If I start
with it one tooth ccw, it goes in just fine, but the rotor is not in the
original position. I took a "before" picture before I pulled it out, so
I know where the rotor was pointing.</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-SIZE: small">Nothing has moved, the
tranny is in neutral, no power on at all. I'm assuming that this must
relate to the oil pump drive not engaging. What do I do now?</DIV>
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