1985 Other Chevrolet Models timing/distributor

1985 CHEVROLET
20,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MARILYN666
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my son's c10 had the distributor taken out and now we can not get it to lay flush, Is there a trick to get it in properly and how do I get it back into time.
Jan 20, 2010 at 8:44 PM
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HMAC300
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use a long screwdrive to line up teh oil pump with teh bottom of the distributor. the distributor rotor should point at about 11:30 on a clock. It wil point to the #1 cylinder, lh side of engine. If it still won't go down then just hold the distributor and bump it to make it drop down.. then time it at about 8 degreees btdc.....
Jan 23, 2010 at 6:28 PM