Installed my SVDA distirbutor. Doing something wrong but don't know what. This is what I did. Pulled the right valve cover off. Rolled the motor over until both valves were closed and my degree wheel was on top dead center. With my old distributor the rotor was pointing at the number one cylinder. When I pulled the distributor I looked at the bottom to see what position it was in. The tabs were not pointing straight forward but the rotor was pointing to the one cylinder. When I took the new distributor and put the tabs on the bottom in the same position it was pointing to the number two cylinder.
I installed it and moved number one to the number two and so forth. Thought that would work but it didn't. I moved the timing back and forth but it is out of time to my ear. I don't have any way of moving the gear down in the motor, in fact i can 't even see. Am I correct in saying there is only one way the distributor will fit? Also is there a way to move the distributor drive shaft in the car. Mine is not perpendicular to the crankshaft sea like it should be. Can I use the distributor with it like that? I am under the understanding that if I put the distributor in and the rotor points to number two I use it as number one. I think Ijust said that above. Anywwy I need help. Thanks
I installed it and moved number one to the number two and so forth. Thought that would work but it didn't. I moved the timing back and forth but it is out of time to my ear. I don't have any way of moving the gear down in the motor, in fact i can 't even see. Am I correct in saying there is only one way the distributor will fit? Also is there a way to move the distributor drive shaft in the car. Mine is not perpendicular to the crankshaft sea like it should be. Can I use the distributor with it like that? I am under the understanding that if I put the distributor in and the rotor points to number two I use it as number one. I think Ijust said that above. Anywwy I need help. Thanks