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Date:         Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:23:14 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Organization: The Cobalt Group
Subject:      Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly?
Comments: To: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
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You are correct sir/madam! Clearance and sensible wire routing are the only reasons for a precise distributor gear alignment.

Max/Joyce Wellhouse wrote: > > I'm opening myself up for a bunch of "wow is this guy stupid or what" but > let me give you the chance!! I have always been under the impression that > the position of the distributor drive gear wasn't all that critical as far > as the engine's performance was concerned, but rather on the older > air-cooled engines(and Vanagon 80-83) the placement of the offset on the > drive gear only mattered as to getting clearance for the vacuum advance unit > to turn without restriction against other engine components. As long as the > #1 firing notch on the rim of the distributor was aligned at the proper > angle to the offset of the drive gear(assuming there's space/clearance for > the vacuum advance unit to turn to set timing) when the engine is at TDC on > the #1 cylinder, does it really make any difference? Yes the wire harness > for the Hall sender may not reach if it were somewhere other than the > factory location, but fretting over exact placement seems like needless > stress to me. > > I await your comments. > > Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel > -----Original Message----- > From: Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Date: Thursday, April 27, 2000 3:49 PM > Subject: Re: WAS Re: Bottom end reassembly? > > >How was this done again? Oh yes, here it is. It is quite obvious where the > TDC > >for cyl #1 is, when you are holding the crank in your hands! just hold the > crank > >with your left hand, and pull the #1 con rod in the cylinders direction, > right? > >Then lift the rear end of the crank carefully to disengage the teeth on the > >gears, so you can turn the dizzy shaft to it's proper position. The reason > to do > >this before the crank case is bolted together, is that when the shaft is > >dislocated, it takes several ties to relocate it in it's hole, and if you > don't > >have the tool to lift it up, it is not much fun to do either. BTDT. > > > >Hope this helps, > >PerL > > > > > > > >Sean Garrett wrote: > > > >> Hmmm... can you elaborate? For instance I am confused about how to tell > top > >> dead center if you dont have your pistons in? Don't you have to put > cylinder > >> #1 at TDC and then line up the distributor drive shaft (with it connected > to > >> the distributor) in the slot looking down from the fan side of the > engine? > >> > >> Do you use the cam shaft or crankshaft to eyeball TDC? > >> > >> Thanks in advance

-- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909-8244 ext. 8208 Fax: 206-269-6360

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