Re: disty wiring

Posted by Mr.Pushbutton  On 2010/4/30 8:48:26

Do what I did when I helped Packards1 last weekend: start from square one, remove spark plug #1, put your finger over the hole and bump the starter until you feel/hear compressed air coming out. When you feel that check the timing mark and bring that to 0 degrees, TDC.
Open the distributor and see where the rotor is pointing, that needs to be where #1 wire is located. After assuring that, turn the distributor body in the opposite direction of the rotor travel just enough to break the points, lock it back down. Knowing now where #1 goes, follow the firing order cast into the intake manfold in the direction the rotor turns.

If everything else is running OK (fuel, compression) the engine should start just fine, then do a final timing with a timing light.