1985 Other Chevrolet Models timing/distributor

Tiny
MARILYN666
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  • 1985 CHEVROLET
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 20,000 MILES
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.
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 AT 8:44 PM

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Tiny
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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.
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Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 AT 6:28 PM

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