Check the rotor alignment before you put the cap on. Is the rotor pointing
at the #1 position marked on the cap? Also before you drop the distributor
in, the oil pump drive slot should have been angled to where it's pointing
towards the drivers side lower forward head bolt. Even doing everything at
what I thought was right I ended up 180 out the last time I pulled my cam.
Depending on what timing chain set you are using the marks line up
differently. I had a Cloyes True double roller and couldn't find the
instructions for it online so used the instructions for a regular Cloyes
timing chain and it was wrong. It's also different than the stock timing
chain set.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Tom Byrne
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 6:12 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Re: Distributor Installation
The situation was similar when I tried to set mine red 89 Shelby Dak
distributor with a Haynes book. The books may be off.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie C" <jamie12ga@gmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 9:05 AM
Subject: DML: Distributor Installation
>
> OK, I went through the steps to install the distributor, engine at TDC
> on compression stroke, rotate distributor until it line up with
> alignment mark on CPS. To be sure I'm not 180 degrees off, the #1 cyl
> position on the cap is on the passenger side and the CPS wires go out
> the back towards the firewall, correct?
> What has me second guessing is the illustration in the '96 FSM 8d-25
> Ignition System for the 5.2 (probably the same in other 5.2 FSM's).
> Viewing
> from the front of the engine, the orientation of the distributor in
> the illustration has the #1 spark plug cable position at around the 8
> o'clock position but the actual position seems to be the 9 o'clock
> position. Is this illustration off or am I off? If I was off, I think
> i'd be 180 off, not just a few degrees.
>
> Thanks for any help.
> James
>
>
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