The yellow mark that I need to set up my distributor is gone ! Is there any way of figuring out where it should be? The distributor was removed when the engine was sold to me, now I am stuck trying to figure out how to set up the timing.
The car has been sitting for a few years and now I am ready to get it back on the road.
Its an 82 with an 83 engine(that I have never had running).

Hop ethat someone can help me out here.

 

If you still have the 2 notches on the pulley the bottom one is 0 btdc and the other is what ever the trailing timing is set at depending on engine I guess. But the pulley I think has to go around twice to get the dist. to go around once. But in this forum somewhere there was a good write up on just what your going thru . Try a search for timing.

 

The E shaft pulley turns clockwise, the first mark you come too is the leading timing mark.

And I have never seen an RX-7 that still had the paint on the marks

 

I used to have a 79" rx-7 and it still had the marks on it. I just had to scrub the grim off of it really well and then repainted them with caution orange paint

 

MAybe I am wrong but since the distributor was removed dont i need the main mark on the pulley?
The two small groves are there but I was sure therre was another mark I was missing. Its been a while since I looked at it though. I will get a better look at it and come back.
Thanks for your help so far guys!
I am sure I will need some more in the near future!

 

nope line up the 1st mark to the timing arm thing... pull the dist. aline the dimple and the mark and put it back in...BLAM timed back to stock

 

Really.....hmmmm seems too simply .

I am hoping to get a look at it tomorrow. I will definetly give it a try. With any luck and the help of fellow xers I will get it up and running.
I will keep you guys informed.
Thanks again.