How to Install A distributor in a 350 Chevy

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[Ufordinner]

Man, I am a younger guy working on my first 350 in a 69 Camaro and let me tell you.... people like you are what make the internet a fabulous place!!! Thank you so much sir for taking your hard earned free time to film, edit and educate those around you! Thank you!!

[patrickpatrick]

I’ve watched thousands of how to vids. This is the best. No game show host theatrics, just the instructions.

[squarebody-stuff]

Im 17, ive got a 1983 chevy c20 that was originally a inline 6, this makes the third small block ive put in it, even after having 4 separate motors in my truck everyone has a different way of teaching/ explaining it and having nobody to teach me how to do theses things ive found most videos just waste my time however the in depth explanation you gave all of your viewers is exactly what i needed. Thank you sir, here’s hoping this one wont sling a rod like the last ones

[markt]

After struggling with my dist for over an hour, busting knuckles, back, and balls while laying atop my engine, I went inside and found your video. 15 minutes later my truck was running. Many thanks!

[youthmanrecords]

I’ve seen at least 25 videos of installing a distributor. This is The best distributor video hands down.

[SherpaIP]

This was one of the best informative videos I have seen.  Over the years, I was one of those guys that always had trouble installing the distributor.  I would always try to line up the female oil pump drive rod with the distributor and never got it right.  After watching your video, I went to my garage and installed the distributor on my 65 Corvette within only a few minutes.  There are so many other "how to" videos out there but they tend to ramble on and on.  Yours was straight to the point and had a no nonsense approach to the topic.  Thanks again.

[Bunghole]

This is without a doubt the simplest anyone has made one of these videos thank you so much

[PushrodMutant]

You, sir, are a blessing to men like me who didn't have good fathers.

[jaybrown]

Thank you. You have refreshed my memory and taught me something new. I was one of those people that used the long screw driver to adjust the oil pump shaft, but now I see the better way to do it.

[heavenstomurgatroyd]

I'm a vintage person now and I remember learning this in Autoshop and becoming very good at it. I was the rotor rat in my circle of friends. With modern ignition and such I forgot, thanks for making me feel 18 again! Carry on sir....

[markemery]

Great video!
As an alternate method, you can stop the crankshaft @ 6 to 8 degrees BTDC (# 1 on compression stroke)
Now install the distributor, and loosely snug the hold-down clamp bolt.
With the ignition coil in place, a spark plug cable connected to the # 1 cap tower, a spark plug in the boot of the # 1 cable, you will power up the ignition triggering unit.
Next, you will rotate the distributor against the normal direction of rotation as you look for one spark event. (you may want to do this several times)
When you see the spark event, stop and gently further lock the distributor down.
Now you are close enough to BASE advance for the initial start-up.

[LostProfitsGarage]

school mechanic here. In my 37 years of turning wrenches, this is the first time I've seen this....absolutely brilliant! Feel like a complete idiot for doing it all the wrong ways for all those years lol!

[borax]

This is the simplest way I have seen anyone explain on how to install a distributor on a Chevy engine thank you so much
for posting this video

[molo]

My guy this has been the 10th time installing this distributor and I'm finally able to proceed to spark plug wires. My back thanks you 🧘

[anthonyvandervort]

I cannot express how happy I am for finding your video! This video has helped me get my truck running and for that I'm very grateful!

[pecker]

THANKS MAN!!! Pulled my 68 Chevelle out of storage after about 12 years. I pulled my distributor in order to "prime" the oil system, and then replaced the distributor thinking: "its pretty close" NOPE! Been trying to start it for a couple weeks, chasing phantom problems. Once we suspected timing was the problem, we found this video, and within an hour we had it running! Thank you very much!

[woottonssmallengine]

I have always over complicated distributor timing in my head and you my friend have cleared the fog!

[transam]

Omg I spent about 15-20 minutes for no reason today this is so easy the way you did it all I can say live and learn and one of the best videos I've seen explaining it as simple as it can get.

[tckiser]

Don’t forget to put the gasket on the distributor! Good video of a really simple process!

[Rollback_Randy]

I’ve searched countless videos and forums and everything I can and just stumbled on this video and made it beyond simple and explained every question I had about doing this. Really wish I would’ve seen it the first go round