Any updates on the distributor install?
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Thanks, appreciate the help. Here are a few additional photos. I’m not seeing a felt gasket at the top of the block but may find one is when I remove it. I think I have a handle on what to do but below are additional photos.On my distributors, there is a keyed cap clamp, on one side, and on the other side it isn't keyed. That keeps the cap install return to the same spot during a simple tune-up. However, I don't know if you need the plug wire number designations in a certain spot after the advancer knob and diaphragm are moved? But it leaves it as an option.
Notice how the oil pump can be turned with a long tool (modified flat-blade screwdriver). Also observe how the tip of the distributor must fit in the slot in the oil pump. Also, observe that the cam shaft gear is helical, and there is like a 30-degree turn on the rotor when the distributor is installed from the top to the bottom. Basically, you are going to have to line up the distributor 'tang'/tip with the oil pump slot, but your target will be a slight rotation away, as the gear is helical. You can move the distributor body, but the adjustment is on the oil pump itself, and which gear tooth you start with, because where they crank is the cam gear is also stationary. Keep the distributor clamp loose on the block, when you install, and on the clamp bolt on the distributor shaft, because it would otherwise add a level of precision to the install.
In your image above, I'm having a hard time reading where the distributor clamp is in relation to the block. Is there a felt gasket at the top of the block? More photos please. Depth of install is important for the distributor. Also, checking that you have oil pressure after install during cranking would help.
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