Unfortunately, that did not address my question :(
My main problem here is, I believe that I have been turning the crankshaft the wrong way (clockwise when looking at engine from front bumper). When I turn it counter-clockwise from that position, my rotor does not turn, like I assume it should, even though now I'm turning it in the right direction? If I keep turning, will it, for example, "catch" after a full rotation and I'm fine after that? It just seems odd to me that I can get the rotor to turn counter-clockwise when turning the crankshaft, but the rotor would not turn clockwise lise it should per FSM (and clockwise would put me on the right firing order)....
Ken Allgood
97 CC SLT 5.2L
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> From: "Punch" <2punch.crash2000@AHM.com>
> Date: 2003/03/11 Tue PM 10:38:53 EST
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: DML: Re: Don't tell me I totally screwed up
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> http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/howto/38620/
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> ""Ken Allgood"" <kenallgood@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:000901c2e82c$34701180$6501a8c0@ken...
> >
> > Ok so I got it on TDC for cyl #1, adjust rockers. Turn engine clockwise
> to
> > next tick mark, and looking at the distributor, it's now pointing at
> > Cylinder #2 (which this is what got me a little confused before).. so I
> > check the FSM to make sure the firing order and cyl #'s are as I was told.
> > Sure enough, they were, but what has got me wondering was I noticed that
> the
> > FSM shows that the Distributor rotor rotates clockwise (which the next
> > cylinder going that way would indeed by #8), but when i'm doing it, it's
> > rotating the rotor counter-clockwise. So I turn the crankshaft 45 deg the
> > other way (and i'm sure you've already guessed), and the rotor did not
> > move... and NOW the rotor is off by a cylinder in the firing order.....
> I'm
> > afraid to ask how much I've screwed up.. And on top of that, why in the
> > world is the distributor rotor turning counter-clockwise?? I thought
> (maybe
> > incorrectly) that to turn the engine in proper order, when facing the
> engine
> > from the front, turn the crankshaft clockwise......
> > AAAAAACCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
> >
> >
> > Ken Allgood
> > 97 CC SLT 5.2L
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> >
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