Re: Dist. Rivet and Lifter Tolerances

[Luis Marques <marques@ti.com>]

> Dist timing:  If you are one of the unlucky ones with the rivet still
> installed, get a large set of channel locks and turn the dist body with
> them to get tdc.  With the rivet installed the dist will turn with this
> method.  Forget drilling that rivet, a cutting wheel is needed.

Yes it will turn, but it will deteriorate the paper gasket underneath!
I managed to bend up the metal that covers the hold-down clamp nut with
some needle nose Vice Grips just enough for a wrench to fit in.  Once
the hold-down clamp is removed, a cut-off wheel is the way to go to
remove this rivet and cover.

>        Am I, a KX owner, 'one of the unlucky ones' with the rivet still
> installed in my dist.? If I have to look to find out, where do I look?

Look for a clamp that makes pressure against the base of the
distributor.  Now, try to find the nut that holds it down.  If you
can't, you are one of the unlucky ones and it's hidden under a metal
cover, which in turn is held in place with a rivet.  Seems like the
factory didn't want people messing around with the ignition timing.

Luis Marques
'87 4kcsq