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1971 hightop BUS :) 1641cc dp
I am unable to get the dist drive gear to come out, I need to rotate it about 90deg. In the photo it shows where the drive gear is at when engine is on #1 TDC.
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Some history, this bus was in the Vernonia 2007 flood, and under about 6ft of water. I've already done so much, electrical (still have some minor issues) as well as brakes (booster, lines, wheel cylinders, flush, etc) I put about 3k miles on the engine. Before the flood, supposedly, the engine had 10k miles on it. I changed the oil and did some maintenance on the engine, but this is the first time i pulled it. I replaced the rings, heads, added full flow without machining for an oil filter (bonus: clean gas tank, 091 tranny, new axels/cv's, powdercoated tin, painted engine compartment and redo aux batt wiring).
So total, this engine only has about 13k miles on it (10k before flood, 3k after), it looks like it was balanced, drill marks on the crank and all p&c's marked for corresponding cylinder.
When i pulled the distributor, and pulled the spring out, it was super gross, I had always had trouble timing the engine (and had to adjust valves per pulley and valves rather than referring to dist) the last trip i took with it, it was low on power, and blowing oil everywhere. I think this was due to rear seal, push rod tubes leaking, as well as my confusion on where to time it (with it the way it is now, the vacuum can hits the fuel pump or fan shroud when the #1 mark on the dist actually lines up with where the rotor is when engine is on #1 TDC).
Ideally, I would like to fix the dist gear at least a little closer to where #1 is, we were trying to pull it out just enough to turn it 90deg clockwise. However, even with the tool, we are unable to get the gear to come out. The fuel pump is out, and engine/gear still turnsover, but gear just doesnt come OUT.
Any suggestions?
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