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June 23rd, 2021, 9:34 PM

Curtis Brown

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Distributor Help

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Hello Is this somewhat correct? 97 chevy v8 350 5.7L suburban

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June 24th, 2021, 1:41 PM

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Looks OK to me.

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June 25th, 2021, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by oilcanhenry

Looks OK to me.

ok Thanks for your reply...put everything back on...fired it up 1st read -25 degrees out...adjusted the distributor only was able to get it to -6 at times -2. Turned it as far as it will go. What could I be doing wrong?

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June 25th, 2021, 1:36 PM

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It's hard to tell from the photo. With the timing marls lined up at TDC, the rotor should point to #1 cylinder. Did you have the distributor out? You might be 1 tooth off on the distributor installation.