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Old August 26th, 2010, 04:17 PM
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Distributor on a 57 Olds

I'm a bit confused. I can't seem to find what holds the distributor in place. The manual says loosen the clamp and pull it out, but I don't see the clamp. I have a spare engine as well and don't see anything on there as well. How in the world do you adjust timing, let alone remove the distributor?

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Old August 27th, 2010, 03:03 AM
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The clamp should be at the base of the distributor on the drivers side, bolted to the block...if you don't have a clamp then you need one...without the clamp, the distributor might turn randomly...it should rotate freely to adjust the timing- if it doesn't turn it is stuck and you will have to free it up...
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Old August 27th, 2010, 07:06 AM
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Thanks Yellowstatue,
I'll take another look this weekend.
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Old August 27th, 2010, 08:30 PM
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They usually take a 9/16 socket..Distributor wrench or getting creative with extensions that swivel would help
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Old August 28th, 2010, 08:15 AM
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Found it... and it was staring right at me all along. I guess I just didn't know what I was looking at. Thanks for the help!
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