[TR] TR] TR3 distributor orientation
Michael Lang
mlang99 at comcast.net
Thu May 21 23:17:24 MDT 2009
I also put the cam back in the distributor with the rotor slot 180
degrees out. It only took a couple of minutes to pull the breaker plate
and flip it around the other way.
Mike
Allen Hess wrote:
> If you took the cam off the dist. shaft, I think you can put it on 180
> degrees off. (I think I did it once)
>
> Allen
>>
>> Anyway, found that the distributor dropped onto the oil pump shaft slot
>> in only one orientation. Looks like it should be able to mate up if it
>> is rotated 180 however it does not.
>>
>> The reason I ask is I appear to be 180 out when on TDC of the
>> compression stroke.
>>
>> I did disassemble the distributor to look at and lubricate the innards
>> and am wondering if I put something back together 180 out.
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