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Title: Distributor Removal Post by: fe on February 13, 2011, 03:55:00 PM :-\Hi My Fe had to be towed home today
I was told the dizzy gear maybe stripped Anyone out there can you shed some light on what I need to do? I beleive I find TDC but Im unclear how to find this where is the ball and mark ,front or rear of engine Fe :-* Title: Re: Distributor Removal Post by: mcl1959 on February 13, 2011, 05:43:28 PM I seriously doubt the dissy gear is stripped (it's made of steel). I think you have stripped the timing gear. If you turn the engine over and the rotor is not going round, this will be what has happened.
This is a very common problem with grey motors. You can get steel gears to replace the fibre gear - plenty of people swear by them and wouldn't use anything else. I personally have only ever done 1 gear in 30 years and I replaced it with a fibre gear. That said - I have a NOS fibre gear and gasket kit available if you are interested. Send me a pm. BTW - the timing mark is at the rear of the engine - there is a sliding cover on the plate between the engine and gearbox - the TDC ball is on the flywheel. Ken Title: Re: Distributor Removal Post by: fe on February 13, 2011, 07:29:05 PM Ken
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