before I took the distributor out of my car I "bumped" the motor over until the rotor was pointing straight forward and than marked both the rotor and the distributor housing with a marker so I could reinstall it again properly oriented.
I did replace the rotor but I remarked the new one in the excalt same spot as the old one I pulled off.
When I reinstalled the distributor yesterday I can NOT get it to sit all the way down in the same position. when I can get the distibutor to sit all the way down the rotor is either one click to the left or one click to the right but it will not sit all the way down and have the rotor point straight ahead again.
i tried the "lift and drop" method and had the rotor rotate around fully twice but it will not drop down and have the rotor in the same position as when I removed it.
I'm 99.7% sure the crankshaft never got moved at all during the project so any ideas why I can't get the distributor back in oriented correctly.
I know if it's wrong i'll never get the timing correct.
Right now the unit is sitting fully seated but the rotor is one 'click" to the right (towards the passenger side) rather than pointing dead ahead.
I did replace the rotor but I remarked the new one in the excalt same spot as the old one I pulled off.
When I reinstalled the distributor yesterday I can NOT get it to sit all the way down in the same position. when I can get the distibutor to sit all the way down the rotor is either one click to the left or one click to the right but it will not sit all the way down and have the rotor point straight ahead again.
i tried the "lift and drop" method and had the rotor rotate around fully twice but it will not drop down and have the rotor in the same position as when I removed it.
I'm 99.7% sure the crankshaft never got moved at all during the project so any ideas why I can't get the distributor back in oriented correctly.
I know if it's wrong i'll never get the timing correct.
Right now the unit is sitting fully seated but the rotor is one 'click" to the right (towards the passenger side) rather than pointing dead ahead.