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watch the valves when tapping the starter and check the timing mark position for TDC
Have a Mallory Uni-lite on my old ford, why screw with points when you can use a laser....That's why they made dwell meters, and there is a slim fit feeler gage for that purpose also. 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2. If dropping in a new distributor bump the engine over so the rotor faces #1 cylinder with your required advance on the damper. Pull the distributor, turn the motor over until #1 is at TDC, drop the distributor back in, then set timing. A match book cover used to do on the side of the road if needed for point gap, and the hi perf Corvette points can go to higher RPM without point bounce.
I consider myself a fairly organized worker, but I must admit I've done that before!
Love the old unilite, but why screw with a distributor that's decoupled from the crank by a gear and a drive chain to add slop, when you can go coil per plug with a direct crank trigger? Yes, I delete distributors, they are a very weak link.Have a Mallory Uni-lite on my old ford, why screw with points when you can use a laser....
I like the distributor on the Beast, 1967 Ford Ranger. I have an engine hanging on a stand that has a crank trigger on it, if it is accuracy I want that is my preferred method, at high RPM you get no cross fire and it is very accurate.Love the old unilite, but why screw with a distributor that's decoupled from the crank by a gear and a drive chain to add slop, when you can go coil per plug with a direct crank trigger? Yes, I delete distributors, they are a very weak link
I've been tempted to drop in a Pertronix or a Mallory trigger unit. HEI is good, but I'd prefer to keep the stealth look.Have a Mallory Uni-lite on my old ford, why screw with points when you can use a laser....