DG Distributor - non starter
Posted: 30 Aug 2018, 14:32
Well I thought while I was tinkering today by running some trailer wire front to back for sensors etc I would also fit the new distributor shaft seal as mine was weaping. Small job i thought and one that I have been meaning to do for a while.
Anyway, with new seal it was a tight fit but a gentle tap and it appeared to seat well. Dizzy had been marked up and was repositioned and tightened up.
Would she start? Would she.........
Popped the dizzy cap off and cranked - rotor not turning, or it would turn once and stop.
Took dizzy back out - gear in engine still turns as you crank engine by hand so don't suspect anything there.
Dizzy shaft turns ok when removed from van - ie top connected to bottom and not snapped.
Back in making sure it is seated all the way home before tightening - just the same again.
One thing I did do which I'm not sure would have affected it is blow it out with compressed air as thought it may have been damp. Could something have become dislodged?
Anyway, with new seal it was a tight fit but a gentle tap and it appeared to seat well. Dizzy had been marked up and was repositioned and tightened up.
Would she start? Would she.........
Popped the dizzy cap off and cranked - rotor not turning, or it would turn once and stop.
Took dizzy back out - gear in engine still turns as you crank engine by hand so don't suspect anything there.
Dizzy shaft turns ok when removed from van - ie top connected to bottom and not snapped.
Back in making sure it is seated all the way home before tightening - just the same again.
One thing I did do which I'm not sure would have affected it is blow it out with compressed air as thought it may have been damp. Could something have become dislodged?