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**dmjlambert** · 05-16-2018, 10:45 PM

Thanks, so obstructions such as the vacuum advance getting in the way and preventing proper timing adjustment is really the concern. Is it better to turn the engine by hand to get the oil pump to engage and distributor to fully seat, or is just as good to bump the engine with the starter?

05-16-2018, 10:45 PM	#11
dmjlambert Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 3,609	Re: Removing/installing the distributor? Thanks, so obstructions such as the vacuum advance getting in the way and preventing proper timing adjustment is really the concern. Is it better to turn the engine by hand to get the oil pump to engage and distributor to fully seat, or is just as good to bump the engine with the starter?