Help with a recent 8ba rebuild

[19Fordy]

Tim, moving the distributor one tooth at a time refers to the little gear at the bottom of the distributor meshing with the cam gear so that the timing is correct. To do this, you literally loosen the distributor hold down bolt, gently lift the distributor up and turn the rotor by hand until you feel the distributor drop down and mesh with the next tooth on the cam gear.

[Tim Ayers]

Originally Posted by 19Fordy

Tim, moving the distributor one tooth at a time refers to the little gear at the bottom of the distributor meshing with the cam gear so that the timing is correct. To do this, you literally loosen the distributor hold down bolt, gently lift the distributor up and turn the rotor by hand until you feel the distributor drop down and mesh with the next tooth on the cam gear.

Got it, Jim. Thank you and that's what I thought. Maybe you can tell from my post, I don't fool around with the side mount distributors much if at all. LOL!

[19Fordy]

Tim, Here's helpful threads on doing this.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...iming.1193605/
and
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...ming+procedure
and
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...ributor+timing