You'll have to remove the drive shaft and turn it with either a very long
screwdriver or the tool that Mopar carries (or SnapOn/Mac/Matco/Cornwell).
You can also try, although time consuming, to relocate the gear one tooth at
a time until it lines up properly. With the gear facing front-to-back (as
in your case)...it's not set correct.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of BlackDak93
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 4:41 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Distributor Drive Timing
I have a question about this procedure. I pulled a procedure from KRC
performance's website on timing the distributor and setting the fuel sync. I
Removed the distributor and looked down into the gear. At TDC, the slot on
mine is pointing exactly front to back. It is not pointing toward the number
one intake or sligthly toward the AC as descirbed or as shown in the FSM. It
appears to me to be off about 1 tooth. I tried to rotate this oil pump drive
shaft as per the procedure, and it is not possible with the gear meshed with
camshaft. Does this gear lift out? What am I missing?
""Bernd D. Ratsch"" <fasstdak@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:000001c44b92$d75c10e0$0ccc7844@auslt01...
>
> You'll need to turn the oil pump drive to get it lined up correctly.
> There's no room for error on this - it has to be set correctly.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of James
> Calder
> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 6:14 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Distributor Drive Timing
>
>
>
> I have a few questions regarding the distributor drive gear alignment:
>
> I rotated the crank until the intake valve on no.1 was closing, piston
came
> to the top and mark on the damper was on TDC. This is TDC on the
> firing stroke, correct?
>
> The crank stays in this position for setting the distributor timing
> (do
not
> advance the crank to the V8 mark on the damper) correct?
>
> The picture in the FSM has the distributor gear slot pointing to the
> front intake manifold bolt, but that picture is a V6. Is is supposed
> to be in
the
> same position on a V8 (which wouldn't be the front intake manifold
> bolt),
or
> point the front bolt of a V8 manifold?
>
> I can get the slot to point slightly counter clockwise of the position
> pictured in the FSM or to the extreme front intake manifold bolt
> (almost
but
> not quite straight ahead) but nothing in between.
>
> Any hints, tips, suggestions etc are appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>
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