4Cruisers
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Well, I'm finally finishing an ignition system upgrade on my '76 FJ40, and am down to the nitty-gritty. I'm replacing the vacuum retard distributor with an FJ60 vacuum advance distributor. I've got the pushrod cover popped free (easier than I thought
) but I can't remove it until I pull the distributor. I've carefully made note of where the rotor is pointing, including a mark and a photo. I believe I can pull the old distributor and install the FJ60 distributor so its rotor is pointing to the same spot as the old. One question though - I thought I've read that the FJ60 distributors rotate a little more (or less?) than the older FJ40 distributors as they're lowered into position, but I may be mistaken. If so, the oil pump slot may not be in the correct location when the rotor is lined up. Am I wrong? Should I just go ahead and try it?
