Which is the distributor No 1 rotor arm position?
Distributors rotate at half crankshaft speed…thus, at TDC, your rotor arm will either be pointing at no.1 cylinder, or 180 deg out. You need to make sure that no.1 cylinder is on the firing stroke..this is best done by aligning the timing marks on the camshafts, the little dots on the rear face of the cam pulleys.
When does the rotor button point to the distributor cap?
If I have the #1 piston up were should the rotor button be pointing when I pull the distributor cap off. My car has an automatic transmission. The rotor button should be pointing to the number 1 position on the distributor cap when the number 1 piston is at top dead center (on the compression stroke).
How do you tell the rotation of a distributor?
The direction your fingers point is the direction of rotor movement. On a Chevy distributor, you would use your left hand, and on a Ford you’ll use your right hand. This is a cool little trick you can use on any distributor to determine its rotation.
What should the rotor guset point to at TDC?
acording to the service notes the rotor guset should be pointing to about 7 o’clock so the rotor arm points to 1 o’clock that beeing at tdc and the cam dots fasing each other and the ignition sproket having the dot pointing to the crank. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
If I have the #1 piston up were should the rotor button be pointing when I pull the distributor cap off. My car has an automatic transmission. The rotor button should be pointing to the number 1 position on the distributor cap when the number 1 piston is at top dead center (on the compression stroke).
The direction your fingers point is the direction of rotor movement. On a Chevy distributor, you would use your left hand, and on a Ford you’ll use your right hand. This is a cool little trick you can use on any distributor to determine its rotation.
What should the RPM be on a 009 distributor?
If not, remove the wires from the cap, and rotate them to the proper position, so that #1 is now the wire the rotor is aiming at. Time the engine as normal, either static or running. 009s can be at 30 degrees BTDC at 3500 RPMs or higher, OR at about 5 degrees BTDC at idle, they are equivalent.
Where does the distributor go on an intake manifold?
If the rotor is not pointed close to the Number One mark, pull the distributor and re-position the rotor until it comes close. Unless you are very lucky, the distributor will not drop fully into the intake manifold. In almost all cases, the distributor will sit about 3/8 inch off of the manifold.