Distributor removal - what comedian designed it?

[mitchelltjohn]

just adjusted advacne on my AC Delco disributor. I did it once before on my other Tr7 and had forgotten just what a terrible job it is. I eventually did it with a regaular 11mm ring spanner (tried a fancy flexible racket ring spanner but the diameter of teh head is too big to fit over nut as it fouls distributor body). However, to get some access I remove air box and air box backplate that fits to carburettors. I also had to remove the metal tubualr fuel line that connects both float chambers in order to get to the nut under front side of distributior. For thsi nut a ring spanner with flat end is best. Nut at rear / bulkhead side was easier, but better with a angle-headed ring spanner pointed down towards gearbox.
All in all an absolute pain. Perhaps a stubby spanner or one of those half moon spanners may make life easier...

1979 FHC pageant blue
1981 DHC triton green

[john 215]

Hi,

Need one of these -




Cheers John


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[Hasbeen]

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It is just about possible with the ring end of a normal spanner but I got an S shaped one a bit like the one Beans shows above - 11mm I think from memory - did the trick and was easy once I found the route in. No need to remove anything but the dizzy cap and airbox if you have one.

I solved the problem long term by getting a V8 instead .... lol

<b>Red 4.0 Litre V8 DHC Grinnall (with huuuuuge arches...!)</b>

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Ridiculous as it sounds, [if you can't get at your 4, fit an 8], [}:)] it really is the best idea.

Probably quicker too. [:D]

Hasbeen

[mitchelltjohn]

yes John215 , that's it!
Is this the official BL workshop tool, or did you make yourself?

1979 FHC pageant blue
1981 DHC triton green

[Workshop Help]

I recall my late father had one of those bent around wrenches to get to the hold down clamp bolt on his 1962 Ford Falcon 6-cylinder. Or, was it on the 1957 Plymouth? I thought it might still be out there in the machine shed, but I couldn't find it.

This wrench is/was a very common accessory wrench found most everywhere at one time. Most were in 1/2" configuration.

Mildred Hargis

[dursleyman]

I found one of those official tools on Ebay, and even then its not easy to get around the distributor body.
Having got the bolts undone I found the distributor was seized in the block and wouldn't come out anyway, so had to remove the inlet manifold to give better access.
Its one of those jobs you only want to do once, so when you get your electronic ignition fitted that should be the last time.

Russ

1980 TR7 Sprint DHC
Dursley
UK
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[prlee]

Back to the original question, I think it was Lewis Dawtry who designed the engine, yes the distrubtor is a pain.

Pete
1981 Carmelian Red 2 litre DHC.
Polybush, KYB shocks, electric fan, electric windows and electronic ignition roller bearing struts and anti-dive kit - otherwise standard
1979 Pageant Blue Spitfire 1500 - some restoration in progress.

[mb4tim]

It would have made more sense to swap the water pump and the dizzy. We wouldn't mind pulling the intake to swap out the water pump, but would't mind being able to tweak the dizzy when it's needed.

-Tim
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[FI Spyder]

Maybe that's why Saab turned the engine around to get the distributor to the front.

I suppose the reason to have it at the back would be to protect it from elements as they splashed up or came through the radiator but it always made sense to me to have it handy at the front, especially with older standard systems taht require periodic attention.




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