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d. Installation.
(3) Unscrew the nut (5) from the elbow at the
front of the distributor, and remove the distributor
(1) Place a new gasket on the plug.
vent line (6).
(2) Install the plug and torque it to 25 to 3 0
(4) Remove the two screws (1), lockwashers
ft.-lb.
(7), and distributor mounting clamps (8), from the
(3) Aline the cable with the spark plug, and
top of the distributor drive housing (9), and lift the
carefully push the connector into the spark plug
distributor from the housing. Remove and discard
shielding well.
the distributor mounting gasket.
(4) Tighten the adapter nut fingertight; then,
tighten an additional half turn with the proper
b. Installation.
wrench.
(1) Turn the engine in small increments, using
the starter (by momentarily depressing the starter
(5) Repeat the above steps for the remaining
plugs.
button with the ignition switch in the OFF
position), until the crankshaft pulley stops so that
2-122. Distributor
Assembly
the top dead center (TDC) timing mark (fig. 2-
NOTE
143) is in line with the ignition timing pointer.
The key numbers in parentheses are for
(2) Remove eight screws and lockwashers, and
remove the cover and rotor.
a. Removal.
(3) Turn the distributor shaft until the lobe of
(1) Unscrew the connectors on the lower ends
the cam trailing flat on the cam assembly, opens the
of the spark cables, and remove the cables from the
breaker points. Place a straightedge (fig. 2-145)
distributor cover.
against this flat, a n d turn the shaft until the
(2) Unscrew the connector (2) from the
straightedge crosses the edge of the distributor
primary lead-in at the rear of the distributor (4),
housing between the scribed marks.
and remove the primary wire (3).
