Cam retard

Frank Enstein said:

Yes that is correct. As you turn the housing the direction of rotation you are retarding it. Turning the distributor shaft counter clockwise will do more of the same.
One tooth refers to the number of teeth on the distributor gear. I don't know the exact amount but there are 12 or 14 teeth so you would rotate 1/12 or 1/14 (or one of however many teeth are on the distributor) of a rotation.

Pro tip: When you turn the distributor back one tooth turn the oil pump driveshaft the same amount. If you don't you may run your box of foul language empty before the distributor seats on the manifold.

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98k2500 said:

We have the same rules!!

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98k2500 said:

I have a 98 5.7 vortec.

I installed a new distributor today.

Using torque scanner I added a pid for cmp offset. The best I could get it set to was 5.8

From what I've been able to find I should turn the distributer clockwise to compensate for a positive reading.

I turn it clockwise as far as it will go and the best reading I get is the 5.8.

Do I need to pull the distributor back out ?

I read that I need to pull it back out and turn the rotor counterclockwise 1 tooth. Is this correct and how far is " 1 tooth"?

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grampadirt said:

I have to replace an alternator on a Toyota Solara for a grandaughter today and am wondering if I might need a big swear jar.Not a fan of sideways engines LOL

I apologize for the thread jack.

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Ethan Burdette said:

Try the early for escapes. Especially the 4wd ones. Gotta take front axle out n i think subframe loose. Needless tk say i farmed that job out to someone more advanced.... And less lazy.

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