distributor wont go completely in my 360

[bobbowtie]

misses by about 40thu. what will happen and how do i fix this? bob

 

[JR74CJ5]

Is the oil pump shaft lined up?

Same distributor you took out of it or new one?

What kind of distributor?

 

[bobbowtie]

new distributor and it"s a proform

 

[JR74CJ5]

When the distributors out and hole clear you can look down it to see a slotted shaft. Is this lining up?

Sorry if you're already aware, i know it took me a few timea of trying and turning that shaft with a long flat head to get it all right.

Did your new distributor say anything about shimming the gear?

Im not too familar with that distriburor, others will poat hopefully soon.

 

[bobbowtie]

the oil pump shaft does line up. it close but misses just enough to be a oil leak

 

[CJ]

Does the shaft length match your old dist?

I always run a felt gasket under the dist but .04 may be a bit more then I would use.

 

[xena1]

I bought a Proform and returned it for a Summitt version of the HEI because it interfered with the P/S tank. The summitt one gave me no problems. You do need to have gasket and perhaps spacers as you need some play when distributor is tightened down against timing chain cover.

 

[bobbowtie]

Does the shaft length match your old dist?

I always run a felt gasket under the dist but .04 may be a bit more then I would use.

didnt have old distributor

 

[ken98k]

When I replaced the timing chain in my 74 AMC 304 last summer the gasket kit contained a dizzy gasket that was as thick as the rest