 Dizzy Install Question: What the heck happened?, Somehow the rotor got lined up to the #4 position |
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| kpfoten |
 Oct 10 2008, 08:42 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 220 Joined: 15-April 08 From: Escanaba, MI Member No.: 8,927 Region Association: None  |
Hello,
I was installing my new SVDA dizzy tonight when I think something got screwed up... I had the 009 bumped to the #1 cyl position (notch on the dizzy), removed it, and put the new one in--I initially had some trouble getting the base to line up into the notch, but after I finally seated it, the rotor now seems to be pointing to the #4 position (directly towards the front of the car). I initially thought the notch was toward the #1 position (about 2 o'clock on the 009), and it seems I somehow moved it to the 12 o'clock position as I tried to install the new dizzy. I didn't think it was possible to do such a thing?? Is there something I'm missing? |
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| Joe Owensby |
Oct 11 2008, 03:32 PM
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JoeO Group: Members Posts: 527 Joined: 7-January 06 From: Spartanburg, SC Member No.: 5,385 Region Association: South East States |
Why don't you compare the location of the rotor button notch on the new dizzy to the position of the offset drive bar on the bottom of the dizzy to see if it is different between the new and old dizzy's?
I bought a new Mallory dizzy, and the relative position of the rotor button was off by 1 cylinder when I installed it. I wondered if I had screwed up, so I pulled it back out and compared to the original dizzy. Yep, the notch for the rotor button was rotated by 90 degrees compared to the original. I think this may be the same as you have. I just rotated the wires on the dizzy around to match up with the number 1 at top dead center. Just turned over 3000 miles today with no problem. Ready for an oil change and valve adjustment. JoeO. |
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kpfoten Dizzy Install Question: What the heck happened? Oct 10 2008, 08:42 PM
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Zach Oct 10 2008, 11:14 PM type11969 The dizzy is installed and seated properly? In oth... Oct 11 2008, 07:09 AM kpfoten Where is the rotor "supposed" to be poin... Oct 11 2008, 09:23 AM r_towle Stock motor, Stock dizzy the number one cylinder l... Oct 11 2008, 09:30 AM kpfoten Thanks--I'll check it out! One thing I kno... Oct 11 2008, 01:16 PM kpfoten Okay--here's what I found out:
The notch at t... Oct 11 2008, 01:58 PM r_towle
Okay--here's what I found out:
The notch at ... Oct 11 2008, 02:18 PM kpfoten Joe--you know, that may be what's going on. I ... Oct 11 2008, 04:07 PM Racer Chris The line on the top edge of the distributor body i... Oct 11 2008, 04:23 PM |
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