MSD Distributor for AMC v8 - anyone used it?
 

I have a MSD distributor part number #8519. It is supposed to fit AMC v8s
but it will not seat in my 304. It seems to be bottoming out about 1/2" from
the bottom. The gears are lining up and the shaft is going onto the oil
pump pin, but it just won't seat....any suggestions?

I called MSD tech support before they closed on friday and he told me to use
hand pressure and push the distributor down while turning over the engine -
that didn't work.

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Re: MSD Distributor for AMC v8 - anyone used it?
 

Spin the engine so the distributor shaft will find the pump slot.
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HomeBrewer wrote:
>
> I have a MSD distributor part number #8519. It is supposed to fit AMC v8s
> but it will not seat in my 304. It seems to be bottoming out about 1/2" from
> the bottom. The gears are lining up and the shaft is going onto the oil
> pump pin, but it just won't seat....any suggestions?
>
> I called MSD tech support before they closed on friday and he told me to use
> hand pressure and push the distributor down while turning over the engine -
> that didn't work.
>
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Re: MSD Distributor for AMC v8 - anyone used it?
 

Spin the engine so the distributor shaft will find the pump slot.
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HomeBrewer wrote:
>
> I have a MSD distributor part number #8519. It is supposed to fit AMC v8s
> but it will not seat in my 304. It seems to be bottoming out about 1/2" from
> the bottom. The gears are lining up and the shaft is going onto the oil
> pump pin, but it just won't seat....any suggestions?
>
> I called MSD tech support before they closed on friday and he told me to use
> hand pressure and push the distributor down while turning over the engine -
> that didn't work.
>
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Re: MSD Distributor for AMC v8 - anyone used it?
 

> Spin the engine so the distributor shaft will find the pump slot.
Bill, I've tried that and it didn't work. That's what MSD tech suport told
me to do. I don't know if it's the distributor or the engine, but something
is not right.

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Re: MSD Distributor for AMC v8 - anyone used it?
 

> Spin the engine so the distributor shaft will find the pump slot.
Bill, I've tried that and it didn't work. That's what MSD tech suport told
me to do. I don't know if it's the distributor or the engine, but something
is not right.

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Re: MSD Distributor for AMC v8 - anyone used it?
 

Carefully measure it with your old distributor.

I have taken off the drive gear of an old distributor to use it as a oil
pump driver. Maybe you can take off the drive gear off the MSD dist to see
if that gear is stopping the dist from reaching the bottom.

Of course another way is to remove the oil pump gears and allowing the
distributor to seat, but that makes too much work IMHO.

Is this that same engine that needed the oil sending unit adapter?

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"HomeBrewer" <85cj7XXX@cox.net> wrote in message
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>> Spin the engine so the distributor shaft will find the pump slot.
> Bill, I've tried that and it didn't work. That's what MSD tech suport told
> me to do. I don't know if it's the distributor or the engine, but
> something is not right.
>
> --
> _____________________
> HomeBrewer
> 85CJ7 (in Progress)
> http://85cj7.blogspot.com/
>
>

Re: MSD Distributor for AMC v8 - anyone used it?
 

Carefully measure it with your old distributor.

I have taken off the drive gear of an old distributor to use it as a oil
pump driver. Maybe you can take off the drive gear off the MSD dist to see
if that gear is stopping the dist from reaching the bottom.

Of course another way is to remove the oil pump gears and allowing the
distributor to seat, but that makes too much work IMHO.

Is this that same engine that needed the oil sending unit adapter?

later,
dave AKA vwdoc1

"HomeBrewer" <85cj7XXX@cox.net> wrote in message
news:2v6q93F2h71hpU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> Spin the engine so the distributor shaft will find the pump slot.
> Bill, I've tried that and it didn't work. That's what MSD tech suport told
> me to do. I don't know if it's the distributor or the engine, but
> something is not right.
>
> --
> _____________________
> HomeBrewer
> 85CJ7 (in Progress)
> http://85cj7.blogspot.com/
>
>

Re: MSD Distributor for AMC v8 - anyone used it?
 

> Carefully measure it with your old distributor.

I don't have an old one, but will have in a few minutes, just ordered one at
the local part store going to get it now.

> I have taken off the drive gear of an old distributor to use it as a oil
> pump driver. Maybe you can take off the drive gear off the MSD dist to
> see if that gear is stopping the dist from reaching the bottom.

I was going to do just that, but can't figure out how to remove the gear.

> Of course another way is to remove the oil pump gears and allowing the
> distributor to seat, but that makes too much work IMHO.

I agree, last resort only.

> Is this that same engine that needed the oil sending unit adapter?
YES! I got the engine stripped, I've been building it up for months now, and
unfortunately didn't have an old one to scrounge from.
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"dave AKA vwdoc1" <vwdoc1@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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> later,
> dave AKA vwdoc1
>
> "HomeBrewer" <85cj7XXX@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:2v6q93F2h71hpU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>> Spin the engine so the distributor shaft will find the pump slot.
>> Bill, I've tried that and it didn't work. That's what MSD tech suport
>> told me to do. I don't know if it's the distributor or the engine, but
>> something is not right.
>>
>> --
>> _____________________
>> HomeBrewer
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>> http://85cj7.blogspot.com/
>>
>>
>
>

Re: MSD Distributor for AMC v8 - anyone used it?
 

> Carefully measure it with your old distributor.

I don't have an old one, but will have in a few minutes, just ordered one at
the local part store going to get it now.

> I have taken off the drive gear of an old distributor to use it as a oil
> pump driver. Maybe you can take off the drive gear off the MSD dist to
> see if that gear is stopping the dist from reaching the bottom.

I was going to do just that, but can't figure out how to remove the gear.

> Of course another way is to remove the oil pump gears and allowing the
> distributor to seat, but that makes too much work IMHO.

I agree, last resort only.

> Is this that same engine that needed the oil sending unit adapter?
YES! I got the engine stripped, I've been building it up for months now, and
unfortunately didn't have an old one to scrounge from.
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> later,
> dave AKA vwdoc1
>
> "HomeBrewer" <85cj7XXX@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:2v6q93F2h71hpU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>> Spin the engine so the distributor shaft will find the pump slot.
>> Bill, I've tried that and it didn't work. That's what MSD tech suport
>> told me to do. I don't know if it's the distributor or the engine, but
>> something is not right.
>>
>> --
>> _____________________
>> HomeBrewer
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>>
>>
>
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Re: MSD Distributor for AMC v8 - anyone used it?
 

Went and got a new dist from the part store, it's the exact same size. I
removed the gear and it fits. So I now assume it is the gear mesh - but how
do I fix that?

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> I don't have an old one, but will have in a few minutes, just ordered one
> at the local part store going to get it now.
>
>> I have taken off the drive gear of an old distributor to use it as a oil
>> pump driver. Maybe you can take off the drive gear off the MSD dist to
>> see if that gear is stopping the dist from reaching the bottom.
>
> I was going to do just that, but can't figure out how to remove the gear.
>
>> Of course another way is to remove the oil pump gears and allowing the
>> distributor to seat, but that makes too much work IMHO.
>
> I agree, last resort only.
>
>> Is this that same engine that needed the oil sending unit adapter?
> YES! I got the engine stripped, I've been building it up for months now,
> and unfortunately didn't have an old one to scrounge from.
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> "dave AKA vwdoc1" <vwdoc1@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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>> later,
>> dave AKA vwdoc1
>>
>> "HomeBrewer" <85cj7XXX@cox.net> wrote in message
>> news:2v6q93F2h71hpU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>>> Spin the engine so the distributor shaft will find the pump slot.
>>> Bill, I've tried that and it didn't work. That's what MSD tech suport
>>> told me to do. I don't know if it's the distributor or the engine, but
>>> something is not right.
>>>
>>> --
>>> _____________________
>>> HomeBrewer
>>> 85CJ7 (in Progress)
>>> http://85cj7.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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