[urq] engine & distributor static timing

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Ed,

All I can say is I did the same thing, and mine was off just a tad.  I
adjusted it so that the cam sprocket dimple, flywheel mark and distributor
housing and rotor all lined up correctly.  The distributor can be off within
a few degrees, but why not make it perfect? ;-)

If in doubt, you could always pencil the current alignment if you want to
set it back.

Ingo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at adelphia.net>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 5:13 PM
Subject: [urq] engine & distributor static timing


> I'm in the process of checking the static timing of my distributor.
>
> I have located the 0 on the flywheel in the opening on the bell housing at
the back
> of the engine according to the picture in the Bentley on page 15.14 and
28.36.
>
> I removed the upper timing belt cover and the notch on the v-belt pulley
is
> lined up with an obvious dimple on the lower timing belt cover.
>
> The small dimple on the back of the cam sprocket is lined up with the edge
> of the cylinder head cover as shown on Bentley page 28.14 and 28.36.
>
> With these 3 things lined up in this manner, the distibutor rotor is not
perfectly
> aligned with the notch on the distributor body as shown on Bentley page
28.14.
>
> Should it be perfectly centered?
>
> Mine is not far off, but I know the hall sender has a certain window
within which
> it is happy and I wondered yesterday if mine might be just on the edge of
where it
> might occasionally move outside of the acceptable "window" of adjustment
such
> that it might occasionally give me an ignition cutout.  Am I just chasing
my tail?
>
> I'm not going to adjust the distributor just yet until I get some wisdom
verification.
>
> Instead, I'm going to go wash the V8 or even the V8's.
>
> Thanks,
> Ed
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