Re: [Chrysler300] 413 DISTRIBUTOR CAP

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Just stick a straw in the plug hole and watch it. It can't hurt anything, and it's much more accurate.
But, that could still be 180° out. If the rotor is way off, turn it over again.
If the valve covers are off, it's easy. Just watch the rockers.
Ray



On May 16, 2011, at 9:24 AM, Michael Moore wrote:

I have been frustrated trying to start a fresh  engine, unsure if I'm on time or 180 off. 
I now  remove  #1 plug , and as I pull the engine up to TDC with a wrench, I make sure I can feel air coming out of the plug hole. My thumb works well-at least it has worked well for the TR and the Jaguar engines! I haven't needed to try it on my 300H. 
(I have seen a whistle device which screws into the plug hole for that same purpose.)
That way I'm confident its not 180 out, and I have less  anxiety when the engine is grinding away. 




(Another frustration factor----who would have thought you could reassemble a Lucas  distributor with the rotor shaft 180 off?-but that's another snake in the grass!)

Mike Moore
300H



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