964 turbo distributor question????

[boeing 717]

Hi guys i noticed today after reading the manual a little that my rotor is not perfectly lined up with that notch in the distributor housing. The manual sais to turn the rotor to line it up, i am at TDZ according to the mark on the belt pully. I put a little pressure on the rotor but it doesnt want to turn and i dont want to force it. Is this a big deal or does it need to line up perfectly?? If so how do i turn the rotor???

[nocarrier]

Put the cap back on.

Don't try and turn the rotor to line up those marks. That's not how you adjust that.

For reference you loosen the distributor clamping nut and rotate the distributor. However, you also need a timing light to check the timing while you make adjustments to the distributor.

The information in the service manual is just a starting point for the timing. If you notice it says "basic adjustment of distributor." It always needs to be properly adjusted after setting this basic adjustment. This is why your marks don't line up perfectly.

Read up on how to adjust the timing and it'll become much clearer.

[Steve@Rennsport]

You are good to go,.....just reinstall the cap and make sure the timing is set to factory spec.

[boeing 717]

Thanks guys.