so a little background. I bought my 123k mile 83 FJ60 a few months ago. It had some vacuum issues which have been sorted out, and also had a distributor that was, to my knowledge, a tooth off. Why do I think that? Because with distributor adjustment all the way maxed out, I could only get the timing down to 14BTDC. When I purchased it, it was at 24BTDC. Obviously an issue. I’ve been driving it around at 14 degrees and it runs pretty well, it will occasionally ping under heavy load and it diesels when I shut it off. So today I decided to fix it. Pulled the distributor, and using the FSM, installed it to what appears to be the correct way. Problem now? It’s maxed out and too retarded. Here’s the kicker, it runs much, much better. No noticeable power loss or anything. Attached is a pic of how it is installed with #1 cylinder at TDC, with the FSM diagram of what it should look like. Any tips or pointers? Even though it runs just fine, I want it right. If I go a tooth one way, it won’t run. If I go a tooth the other way, it won’t run. The FSM I’m using was from an 87, mine is an 83. But I’d think setting static timing/installing the distributor should be the same across the 60 board, right? Also, I thought it was the original distributor to the truck, but it’s marked SOR in paint marker on it, so I think it came from Specter Off Road.
