when putting the distributor back in a new engine how do you know what the hell top dead center is?

 

theres two marks on the front pully one on the right is tdc"leading" the next one is trailing..

 

oh, thats what those two marks are for.

 

That's as long as the ecentric shaft pulley was installed correctly.

Forgot to ask you if you know how to align the dist marks up and what posistion the rotor is supposed to face when you drop it in.

 

So true. If you have had your motor rebuilt or did a rebuild check the timing using the flywheel. There's a good write up on how to do it.

 

yep sure are.. note when putting the dizzy in u line the end dots up and with a rotor on the arrow should almost point paralell with the words mazda on the housing's
not really its just to give u and idea

make sure the leading mark is lined up with the pin on the front cover


also if the car is hard to start and back fires alot it means u are off a tooth so dont be thinkin u wrecked it..

i hope some more people can back me up

 

If you don't start your sentences with a capital letter and put a period at the end.
How in the hell am I going to figure out what you are talking about.

I'll give you credit for being partially correct.
I'm just not going to tell you what part you got wrong.

 

well u need to download the dingo lingo 2000 to understand my sentences...

which part dude cause thats how i do it and my timmings always been fine maybe u should download this programme im talkin about lol

 

The part about being a tooth off, you are thinking about a small block chevy or something.

The rest of the post is completly correct. Good job.

 

well not really was just my experinces.. with doing my timming wrong

but thanks doc
u still wanna trade my carb for a rebuild ..

 

 

Hell, at the rate I'm going down here trying to round up a motor for Ben;s car and get it back together. I may not ever make it back up there,lol.

I figured you would of already gotten that beast done and running by now.

 

haha are u kidding me

iv still got another 2 motors to tear down then i have to buy all the tools needed to messure spec and buy a rebuild kit etc etc

wont be for a while since winter's killin my paycheck\


see look at my aviator haha thats my 4rotor

 

Lol. It's too damn cold up there to do anywork. Where I am going to be living is even colder yet. When I go back up, I probably won't go back outside until May,lol.

 

What? You don't think it's possible to put the dizzy in one tooth out of alignment?

 

No, that's not what I meant. I was refeering to the fact that 1 tooth off will not cause the motor not to start or backfire.

 

I'm pretty sure it will especially if it's retarded.

 

I've had them more then a tooth off both ways and still had them fire.
And with no backfiring.

 

sorry doc.

 

Follow this link prior to dropping the distributor
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-archive-71/ignition-main-pully-timing-525909/

 

Forgot to ask you if you know how to align the dist marks up and what posistion the rotor is supposed to face when you drop it in.[/QUOTE]
I have no idea.

 

Dizzy install instructions, with pic, is in the FSM. Link is in my sig line.

 

Instead of telling folks to search first, I'm going have to start telling them to FSM from Trochoid first!

 

we should have the fsm stickyed on the 1st gen section in big letters...