Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost

Posted by Ross On 2014/7/25 22:09:54

Your problem can not be caused by the position of the oil pump as the relationship between the points and the rotor is all within the distributor,

That said, the normal factory position for the distributor in that engine is with the seam of the vacuum chamber vertical and the rotor at 7 o'clock with the engine at 6 degrees btdc on #1. The overall position of the distributor will be different if you don't choose the right tooth when engaging the oil pump to the cam, but the points and rotor will stay in registration.

I like to get them into the standard position even if I have to pull the pump out a couple of times to turn it a tooth as it saves confusion later. That achieved, it is just a matter of turning the distributor clockwise til the points only just open. If I use the beep function on my meter, I often don't even have to reset the timing later. If nothing is funky in the dist, the rotor will be at seven o'clock and pretty much right under a tower. Then the rest of the wires go in order ccw around the cap.