Mudboat Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 I'm putting my EA71 back together. I have an electronic disty off of an EA81. I need to know how to stab it in there where the gears are lined up properly. Another words, what cylinder should be TDC and stuff like that. Anyone have a quick procedure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 If you don't have the flywheel on you can rotate the crank till the #1 piston is all the way up. #1 is the one closest to the disty - on the car it would be the front passenger side cylinder. You can tell when it's on the compression stroke by putting your finger over the plug hole - you will feel the air being pushed past your finger. Use a drinking straw to tell when the piston reaches TDC. Then just slide the disty in so that the rotor is pointing at whichever plug wire you want to use for #1. Most caps are marked. Fine adjustment you can do later by turning the disty with it's adjustment slot. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudboat Posted May 22, 2006 Author Share Posted May 22, 2006 I had the valve cover off on the #1 side and the head off on the opposite side. When the piston opposite was at TDC, I checked to make sure that both valves on the #1 cylinder were closed. I installed the distributor with the rotor facing the #1 position. I have both heads off right now and brought them to a machine shop to get the exhaust stud threads drilled and tapped and to have a pretture test done before I slap them back on.. Thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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