Play in distributor

Soop · backyard mechanic Joined: 30 May 2002 Posts: 748

Excuse my ignorance here, but I have a g200 twin cam in my td. I noticed that there is some play in the distributor, probably around 2-3 mm that you can turn back and forth.

Should it be like this ? I have a lot of trouble starting the car, is this part of the problem ?

Also if it needs to be tightened, how should it be done.

Cheers.

martin · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 900

mine was a shit to start for a while there but after checking the wires from the battery-alternator-starter and gettign a new battery it starts a hell of a lot easier

they need a fair bit of juice to get them going

i think someone here said its usually electrical problems that made a car hard to start before anything else

Woz · tinkerer Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 126

you should be able to rotate the rotor around slightly in all cars that have mechanical advances. including non-efi g200's.

-woz

Andrew · rice boy Joined: 12 Dec 2001 Posts: 22

Although if the rotor moves SIDEWAYS then there's a problem. My old dizzy had a fair bit of movement - can put ya timing out by up to 6 deg.

TXcoupe · petrol head Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 1675

u have a big prob too if the dizzy shaft moves up or down toomuch aswell

Soop · backyard mechanic Joined: 30 May 2002 Posts: 748

One of the bolts was MISSING ! WTF ! Causing it to rock back and forth and advance/retard my timing.

Gotta somehow get a bolt that fits and do the timing. May help with the dodgy starting.. i hope.