[TR] 65 TR4 Distributor issue

[Lee&John Howard]

Aha!  That's amazing, because I reinstalled the dist. 500 miles ago  just as
it came off the car. Can it be the the PO drove with it wrong for  some of
all those years? Or maybe this is why he sold it.
Thanks Randall

John

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Randall <TR3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:

> > The Drive
> > slot is correct
> > according to the picture in the service manual. But the dist.
> > in out of
> > alignment and only fully engages 180° out
>
> Sounds like the dog on the distributor is installed wrong.  The hole is
> supposed to be offset so it only installs one way, but it is possible to
> force the pin in with the dog turned 180.
>
> BTDT
> -- Randall
>
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