my distributor finally came in and i was just wondering how hard it is to install it by myself? my buddy's a mechanic so i was suppose to go down to his place but it's a friday nite and i dont want him missin a friday...but i want it in cause my dizzy's shot

 

its very easy as long as you have a timing light and know how to set your timing.

 

no timing light...maybe i should wait for my friend for backup

 

its plug and play, then you just make shure the timing bolt is right in the middle. but if you never done it its kinda hard. it only take 5 minutes or less so dont worry just let your friend do it

 

it isnt as hard as spelling difficulty... hahahah i kid i kid

 

comp sci major

i've read others just making tick marks so it lines up the timing?

 

damn...timing guns are expensive. what's the timing suppose to be btw

 

Marking lines might not cut it since you'd have to transfer the lines to the new distributor. It's too precise to allow that much error. But, if you're gonna do it, err to the side of a little too much timing.

You should be able to rent a timing gun from Autozone. Full priced deposit, full refund when you return it. Just don't shoot yourself in the eye with it.

Base ignition timing is 16 deg BTDC.

 

marking soewaht help.... u can rent timing gun.. at ur local automotive store...

well atleast the ones that has the tool loaning program....

 

as stated easy

 

thanks for the info guys ...i ended up fixing an idling problem so i didn't get around to it tho

 

If you have a screwdriver, a flathead, and can remember where pieces/spots are, and can pop in and out things, via the rotor, distributor, the spark plug wires. Easy stuff mang, if you got a prob just post back, ill let you know.

 

yeah it seems easy enough...screw here screw there...but w/o the timing gun i rather not mess with it yet. that doesn't mean u wont hear from me tho haha

 

just advance it all the way you'll be fine

 

You don't need a timing gun. Take the three bolts off, and mark where they were origanally positioned. Pull the distributor out, mark the rotor.

Put the new one in. it will only go in one way with the camshaft, thus the timing is not greatly affected so long as the lines and marks face each other.

i did one about 1 week ago, and had the timing checked before and after and both were exactly the same.

Took about 10 mins to do.

 

Yeah forgot to mention that, i already marked mine with a black marker.

 

that's kinda where i got confused...if u mark it with the old dizzy in...how would u know where to line up when u put the new distributor in

 

Just don't strip those damn bolts....I did it. Flame me.

 

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i did too me

 

which bolts

 

quick question..i know ur suppose to clip the timing gun on the spark plug wire # 1...but i forget which is # 1 lol

 

on any engine number 1 is the one closest to the crank pulley.

 

are you ****** serious????????
Timing gun? you don't need no stinking timing gun!!!!

Three bolts bitch and it comes off then put then new one on, that simple, 3 bolts again and the top bolt (facing the bottom end of the hood) is where you set the timing. Put that bolt closest to the middle as you can DONE wtf its like pullin teeth

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bonez21 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are you ****** serious????????
Timing gun? you don't need no stinking timing gun!!!!

Three bolts bitch and it comes off then put then new one on, that simple, 3 bolts again and the top bolt (facing the bottom end of the hood) is where you set the timing. Put that bolt closest to the middle as you can DONE wtf its like pullin teeth</TD></TR></TABLE>

if you follow these directions closely your timming will be profecto.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by allmotorteg_96 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you follow these directions closely your timming will be profecto.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Which has already been stated 10 times and needlessly brought up again.