Oil pump and distributor positioning

m.patterson56

Well, it looks as though I put my oil pump in, in the wrong position. I can get my motor running, but I can't time it because there isn't enough rotation at the distributor hold-down bolt. I don't have the special alignment tool required to align the oil pump shaft, so I think it will be trial and error until I get the gear teeth in the right place.

Can anyone tell me where the right place is? I suppose the best way to ask the question is, what clock position should my rotor point to, when I am at #1 firing position? It seems to me that it used to be just a touch before 12:00 before I took it apart.

Any suggestions?

Chris Smith

The hold down bracket can be loosened and moved on the housing with the 7/16 headed bolt on the bottom side of the distributor. This will give you plenty of adjustment.

Glowplug

Hudson used a Kent Moore alignment tool to put the oilpump into the correct position. A member of the HET community manufactured and sold duplicates of the KM tool. Possibly someone will have one to lend?

Courtesy Man

I still make that tool for aligning the distrib. I have two ready to ship and can make more - they are not a big seller so I don't expect to be overwhelmed with orders. If unable to borrow one I can sell you one. Cost is $35 plus $11 shipping in USA. I take PayPal or personal check. Thank you.

Gert Kristiansen 1731 S 500 E Salt Lake City UT 84105 email is : HET gtkristi@ Comcast .net (new email ).

Phone is 801-486-1635. Also let me make a blatant sales pitch for the Step-down center-point steering

bushing replacement I also make.

Courtesy Man

Forgot to remind you to remove the HET from the email address. Gert

Uncle Josh

It's nice to have #1 at 1 o-clock but the engine doesn't care where it is, as long as #1 wire is lined up with the flywheel TDC (top dead center) on the compression stroke, which you test by holding your finger over #1 plug hole while you crank it over and it blows your finger off.  Of course you need to have the other wires in order ie

153624 on a six or 16258374 on the eight.  I've never used an alignment tool.

Just set the distributor where you want #1, check the offset on the end of it and set the oil pump at that position.  Be aware the pump will rotate a little as the gear is helical, and compensate for it, or back it off and try it again..

RichardD

If the HET doesn't touch the 'g' it doesn't do anything ??

drivergo2

Gert sent you a private p/m John

Courtesy Man

For the bushing $35 plus $6 Priority mail. Remember the bushing is for the step-down 6 and 8 cyl and I think it fits the Jet. Thank you Gert (pronounced Ghiet )