I replaced my distributor a week ago and attempted to adjust my timing back to stock 16 degrees. I cannot get the timing back to 16 degress or even close to 18 degrees. It’s a little bit above the 18 degree mark, the first mark. The distributor is as far forward as it can go.
-Here’s what I did. Kind of a write up on how to change the distributor
- Disconnect the battery, I just took of the negative battery post.
- Turn the crank pulley bolt so that the TDC mark lines up with the plastic mark on the black plastic piece.
- Disconnect the two groups of wires that are connected to the distr.
- Unloose the bolts holding the distributor, not the cap.
- Carefully pull out the distributor.
- Take off the cap
- Take out the rotor and use it for the new one
- Put cap on the new one
- Carefully insert the distributor into the “hole”
- Tighten the bolts that holds the distributor, don’t tighten too tight
- Plug in the two groups of wires
- Hook up your battery
- Start the engine and wait 5-10 minutes
- Adjust the timing with a timing gun
- Move the distributor forward and backwards to get timing to your desired position and tighten the bolts
- In my case, I got it as close to the 18 degree mark as best as I could, but I want it to be at stock 16 degrees or even at the 18 degree mark.
Anyone with any ideas, PLEASE HELP me out. Thanks