How To Install A Ford Mustang Distributor And Set Timing

[@joevalicenti2722]

I like how you cut the part where you actually put the distributor in the block..... and get the gear and drive shaft aligned.... which is the hard part and what we need help with!

[@narmale]

Exactly

[@ericmaquiling]

Clearest instructions on TDC and dizzy I've seen. Thanks!

[@o.brooks7125]

#1 Video on TDC on the Internet!! Thank you very much!

[@larsturner310]

I found this video helpful. Thorough and clear. Thanks for putting it together.

[@slothcunt8353]

May want to check that when the crank is on TDC that your rotor button is facing pointing at the number one spark wire position as you maybe 180 degrees out. Crank turns twice for one distributor rotation.

[@miguiaculiacan]

Best vid on distributors timing tips and tricks, really complete and educational

[@SPOOKSTR]

I followed the instructions and my car fired and ran first go. Excellent tutorial.

[@CaptainAmerica-sm1ne]

Thanks, you saved me hundreds with this video!

[@michaellowe5835]

This is the best video available, thank you for sharing!

[@jballs1118]

I have a 65 mercury comet straight 6 i drive for a few miles and the car dies on me. I change wverything except the distrtibutor any tips ?? Excellent video sir ❤

[@aaronfowler5477]

Make sure the tdc is in the compression cycle and not the exhaust cycle. Also you need to get total timing set and then initial (at idle) timing set because as the RPM’s increase, so does the need for advance.

[@kimmeyer633]

A very clear explanation for the home mechanic

[@bootyman234]

Just wondering if you had you vacuum advance connected to a "ported"outlet since it was not unplugged as you timed it.

[@briangillen2052]

Great channel! Love your videos!

[@jamesmann1089]

Really excellent video ..many thanks

[@jimbo16720]

Best distributor to replace it with is a HEI made for Ford. I think it was Speedway I bought mine for $79 and you can eliminate the coil. It takes all the replacement parts as a regular chevy HEI does. I bought one for my 302 in 1929 Model A.

[@jimbo16720]

Yes it will work with either the old 302 or the HO 302 which I have. The only thing different is the gear that rides on the cam gear at the bottom of the distributor. The one I got is the HO 302 which is a roller cam engine and take a special gear.

[@jimbo16720]

www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-SBF-Small-Block-Ford-289-302-HEI-Distributor,1692.html

[@jimbo16720]

What's nice is one power wire and one tach wire and eliminates the coil since it's built into the cap.

[@vincent_coude_immo]

Super vidéo, bonne explication pour installer le distributeur d'allumage

[@joer3llc]

Great video. Please remind me again.......what does TDC stand for? :)

[@lukepence1028]

Top dead center

[@farmtruck9885]

First you must verify that the harmonic balancer did not spin on its rubber mounting ring by putting a piston stop in the #1 spark plug hole. It could be a few degrees off.

[@LecaLexx]

I cranked the engine to TDC and made sure the timing was 10 BTC and drove around with my old distributor in (wasn’t starting, I got it to run after doing that) . I’m planning on putting in a new distributor today. Looking down at the harmonic balancer, it’s not on the 0 TDC mark. Do I have to set the engine to TDC again before placing in the new distributor?

[@narmale]

So i notice you left off THE MOST important part of shimming the distributor so you dont destroy the camshaft Im sure everyone who watches this will appreciate that 👍

[@allcot6219]

Vacuum hose to the distributor has to be disconnected and plugged.

[@f150bft]

correct....except in this video...lol

[@326yumariver]

Very helpful thank you

[@martystevens8357]

Get a oil pump primer shaft to line-up the oil pump to the distributor.

[@iandouglas3940]

Hello Mark, I have a 1978 Ford 302 engine in a pickup truck. Is there an O ring or seal where the distributor goes into the block? I think I might have a leak there, and that I might have to get this O ring replaced. The oil sits in two little depressions on each side of the water pump and distributor when it leaks out, and I sometimes soak it up with toilet paper. The leak is either from this or from where the intake manifold meets the block, but this latter joint was re-done not too long ago by a good mechanic.

[@shanvhere78]

Thanks trying to work on my 65 mustang

[@JorgeRodriguez-ei2gi]

Great,outstanding speach.mr.,ayhello suscribe Joe.

[@TubeKontrast]

hi, what is the way when the removal position is lost? the zero mark on the flywheel is finger on the cylinder 1 cable? I have made the fine marking before, but which gear position clicks is lost, is a Nissan H25 engine Forklift,

[@petiewheatstraw8537]

Thanks man!!

[@jesselopez7143]

Awesome presentation!!!

[@goodolbronco]

awesome video thank u

[@neilray8416]

Great video. Thank you so much

[@timmartin4798]

The engine doesn't have to be on top dead center as long as you line up the rotor button.

[@coachtyler_]

Thanks, this really helped. God Bless

[@cstanley61786]

i think i may have done that but my car starts it just has no power when i give it gas idles ok but not right is there anyway to do this without a timing light and do you think this is my problem

[@mustangsplus]

Call our tech line 209-444-8046. You will be able to speak to Mark he will be able to help you out.

[@cstanley61786]

Thanks man

[@MotopediaAe]

I enjoyed your clip.

[@eli310]

one thing there is a plug u would have to disconect to adjust timing

[@josheezammit]

how do you remove the interference from the oil drive shaft while stabbing the distributor?

[@sparky72]

Use a small ratchet with a long extension and a deep socket of the size of your oil pump driveshaft to nudge the shaft bit by bit while you try stabbing in the dizzy. You’ll get it in perfectly eventually. (I’m sure you’ve figured this out by now but folks reading the comments on this video might not know :) )

[@erikaharrington4207]

Need help putting in factory distributor on a 302 motor in a ford truck

[@TheFrameoff]

Great vid ... Build on

[@dennisbriggs1359]

Why well they show how to do a V6 distributor on a 3.8 they show a lot of stuff that's important but the 3.8 V6 he's very important to the one on the cap point one way and a distributor rotary Point another way which way should the one be pointing on the cap

[@david37203]

Good job. Thank you

[@privatejoker7162]

Oil pump shaft should turn itself with mind control.

[@sasquachbigfoot9070]

Crap I put mine in upside down, does the coil wire point to btc very confusing

[@lowhombre]

When I drop my distributor I point the rotor to the #1 spark plug with no success should I be pointing it to the #1 wire?

[@lichking3711]

watch again, he isn't pointing the rotor to the #1 plug. He is pointing to where that wire will go on the dizzy cap

[@christiansantillan4807]

How sparkplogs numbers in 302 ingen 1 to

[@robertcristando8007]

You keep saying that you’re at TDC but you never specify which cylinder. Judging by the position of the rotor, it looks like #1 cylinder but you should specify.

[@erikterock9071]

Question here for anyone who would know the answer. I have a 1986 Ford LTD Crown Victoria with the 5.0L. I've had a misfire for some time now that only occurs at idle, and I've done everything I can think of to eliminate it (plugs, wires, cap, rotor, fuel filter, air filter, MAP sensor and O2 sensors) and it's still there. I was thinking of replacing the entire distributor but while watching this it dawned on me that a friend of mine had timed the engine using the number 5 cylinder as a reference for the timing light (he thought #5 was #1). So my question is: Could using the wrong plug wire during the timing process result in an engine that run rough and misfires at idle, but still runs nonetheless? Or would I expect the engine not to run at all? I'm at a loss to figure out this misfire and I feel like maybe the timing need to be re-checked.

[@lichking3711]

might as well try re-timing it, right?

[@timmartin4798]

6deg is to low should be at least 10deg for regular gas. For high test 93 octane 14deg is ideal.

[@josephkrol1676]

i like how the likes are at 289

[@clarencedesroches8300]

En français

[@walther9161]

Why didn’t he install the new unit?

[@michaelg.9791]

Probably just having a close look & knowing it's a good unit. Have had to take mine out to check & illuminate a tick from that area. (Ended up a tiny vac leak).

[@andrewcountis2531]

Top dead center drinking game material.

[@joelrull1839]

What if, uh, my idiot friend, definitely not myself, lacked the foresight to mark the rotor position before I (I mean he) pulled it out?

[@brickmason26]

pertty cool except you skipped over all the important shit we came here for.... like hiw to install a distributer

[@metalh4779]

from 1:10 al the way to 5:30 he has been explaining how to install a *distributer*

[@pattyrose6238]

Hey Google I f****** said motor not distributor

[@josenelsonecheverria]

diesel mecanic

[@MrTheGlisan]

how in the world can this video get 42 dislikes for free and accurate information..... I don't get it.

[@jimbo16720]

Number 1 plug is on drivers side not passenger.

[@uvebfdho]

jimbo16720 on a ford number one is passenger side

[@RallyGreen]

Wow jimbo16720, why do you share misinformation?

[@jaymiller3776]

No matter wich engine number 1 is always the cylinder closest to the radiator

[@RallyGreen]

Jay Miller nope, it's wherever the manufacturer says it is

[@jimbo16720]

You're right...I'm thinking chevy.