Originally Posted by B-townOpeler
It sounds to me like you are not allowing for the rotation of the dist as you install it. If you install the dist. with the cap off you will see the rotor turn about 20-30 degrees as you push it down in. This is because of the helical gears on the crank and dist. shaft. so you actually back the dist. rotor off about that amt. (20-30 degrees or so) before you install it and it will rotate to where it should be when it is in all the way.
It that what happened maybe?
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Thanks - I'm aware of that. It's a relative thing. After I install the distributor, I rotate it to align the rotor with the correct firing position in the distributor housing. Because the dist has to be rotated to #3 firing position, installing it in the normal position with the oil pump gear slot at 4:30 causes the vacuum canister to interfere with the block.
I'm also going to check that my timing chain is not off a tooth. I think there is a chance that I need to advance it as far as I do to compensate.
On the plus side, I spent my lunch picking up a nice timing light.
