Re: pick up coil replacement...

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>]

Yes. Or at least put a light on it. Extremely little distributor
rotation can yield many degrees of effect.

Have a very long 11mm wrench I use to loosen distributor nut. Even
without idle speed motor in the way, makes it much easier. Can time
#5939 in less than a minute (after warmed up).

That said, I do have two vehicles timed by ear...

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Henry" <henry@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> ..was a complete success.
> 
> I sent my distributor with the stripped nut to Rob Grady to repair
and replace the pick up coil. He sent it back in record time. I
popped it back in, placing the rotor exactly where it was when I
removed it, and bolted down the distributor in exact location that I
had marked. Re-installed everything, hooked up the fuel lines, made a
few "final checks" to make sure I didn't forget anything, and the
engine fired right up and ran like a top for 10-15 minutes while I
warmed it up. Even WITHOUT setting the timing, the engine seems to be
running very smoothly (as good as it was before). I can rev it up to
4000 RPM and it's steady as a rock.
> 
> Thanks to all who helped - I appreciate this community without whom
I wouldn't have been able to complete this fun project. It was a pain
at times, sure.. but once everything just fired up and ran, it was a
joy. 
> 
> I do have one more question. Since I replaced the distributor and
rotor in the exact location (or as close as humanly possible), and the
car is running very well, should I still go ahead and re-set the
timing? How off can it be, if at all?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Hank #1619