![]() I hope that makes sense, it can be hard to describe without actually showing someone. If you point it right AT #1 when you install it the curve of the gear will always turn it so that it's ahead of where you want it when it bottoms out. At this point you need to remember that the distributor gear is helical and as you drop it in and the teeth engage the rotor will spin a few degrees (again it can be helpful to mark this on the body with the same Sharpie to know just how far it travels, at least until you get a better feel for it) so you'll want to turn the rotor back a couple degrees *before* you drop it so that as it turns when sinking it winds up pointing at #1 when it bottoms out. It can also be helpful to install the rotor when you drop it just so you know for sure where it's pointing and can line it up with the mark you made on the body. Now you want it to end up with the rotor pointing right at the #1 contact in the cap, Soooo, what *I* usually do is put the cap on before-hand and use a Sharpie magic marker to mark the location of the #1 contact right there on the distributor body, THAT way with the cap off you still know where it is. Once you're at TDC on the compression stroke you want to drop the dizzy in. ![]() ****, I've even seen a whistle that screws into the hole that will tell you). Bring the #1 cylinder up to TDC (remembering that it hits TDC *twice* in each cycle but only once will both valves be shut, you can usually just stick your thumb over the spark plug hole & *feel* when it's coming up on the compression stroke w/the valves closed. does the 1996 have a connector to unplug the computer for the initial timing setting?ĭropping in a distributor can be a real bear of a job until you've done it a few times. I'm wondering about the timing marks on the balancer the engine tag says everything is controlled by the computer but there must be some initial setting.Īlso it has run but it would not idle and ran so poorly that I was sure it was off a tooth on the cam but maybe it was correct and I should have tried to check the timing with my light. when distributor drops into place should the rotor point directly at the no.1 post?Īny help here would be greatly appreciated this thing is driving me nuts and on top of all the other issues it has a vortech supercharger that makes pulling the distributor a pain in the rear. ![]() Next from what I understand the ford rotor actually points torward the back of the motor. ![]() I use my compression tester to find proper stroke cycle and bring the timing mark up to zero at the pointer. I just installed a new long block and would like to know the best way to get the distributor back in the engine close enough so it will run. I'm new to the forum and looking for some help with a 1996 302 Bronco. ![]()
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