by gcbennet » October 6th, 2018, 1:39 pm
So I took my distributer out of my ‘77 A2 to repaint/service and wanted to make sure everything was aligned as it should be upon re-installation. The truck ran fine more or less up to this point but will not start now. The book says looking down at where the dist shaft meets the oil pump gear the arrow on the oil pump should point forward directly in line with the cam, and once the dist is installed the rotor should point at #1 Cyl. To me logic would dictate that if the rotor is facing #1, the cyl should be at TDC. But, if I align the arrow on the pump to point forward like the book says, #1 cyl isn’t at TDC. FYI the short coupler shaft will only fit on the dist shaft one way, while it will fit either way (180 deg) where it meets the pump gear. Am I missing something here?
Gordon Bennett
1985 M998 HMMWV
1986 Bombardier Iltis
1977 M151A2