Distributor: Service and Repair
REMOVING AND INSTALLING DISTRIBUTORRemoving
1. Set cylinder 1 at TDC.
2. Remove heated air elbow.
3. Take ignition leads out of holders.
4. Unscrew and take off distributor cap.
5. Unscrew distributor and pull it out of engine block.
Installing
1. Set cylinder 1 at TDC.
2. Check seal on distributor shaft, replacing if necessary.
3. Turn distributor rotor that after installation of the distributor center of rotor is aligned with notch in housing.
Note: Basic ignition adjustments are not necessary. The distributor only has the task of distributing high voltage. Centrifugal control only effects the distributor rotor and prevents ignition in a different cylinder with max. ignition timing control.