Distributor not dropping down
05-07-2013, 06:21 AM
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you stripped out dist gear last summer. this cam or diff cam? try a different dist. take off chain and slip cam forward. does dist drop? stick another manifold on. see if cam sits on it ok. there is a lot of ways to check stuff before getting something machined...
05-07-2013, 06:18 PM
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Thanks for all the input so far guys. Here is what I have found out today. It appears that the intake has been milled at some point. There is about an 1/8 of an inch difference between a 330 that I have and this one, measuring from the top of the block to the top of the collar on the intake. When I drop the distributor in, I can see that it hitting the step inside the block under the cam gear. There is nothing I can do to get it to drop down father. I'm guessing I just need to shim the distributor to the proper height unless someone has another idea.
05-07-2013, 06:42 PM
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If everyone thinks shimming is a bad idea I'd rather just buy a new intake. I really don't want to go through the hassles of replacing two distributors as I'm running twins. The stock Thunderbolt set up is just fine for my engines.
05-07-2013, 08:51 PM
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They are Mr Gasket Ultra seal gaskets... I don't think they make them an 1/8" thick, I'll take a look though, maybe they do.
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05-07-2013, 09:00 PM
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What a joke! I just looked up the receipt they are Mr Gasket 5818 they are the thickest gasket you can buy .125. I wish I could remember who I bought these intakes from. I asked if they were milled and of course I was told no. This intake has had the **** milled out of it.... What stinks is I know it was an active member that I trusted on here.
