Pulled oil pump drive shaftt

[Cope]

Hi folks im working on a 440 andi pulled the oil pumpdrive shaftwith out noting its location
I guessed at relocating
It and my rotor aintpointing at #1 now

Can i just pull it from the distributer hole and rotate it or dose the front cover need to come off?
I am at TDC on #1

Thanks for the avice

 

[67Dart273]

The FACT is that on most engines (Some v6's and even a few industrial 4's excepted) IT DOES NOT MATTER where the gear "points" or where the dist. points.


The reason that a method is specified is:

so the factory line folks can wrench, repeat

so the fatctory wires "lay" nice

so the tune-up guys "see" what they expect to see

I assume you think the timing marks are correct? If they are, either look at no1 valves, and bring the marks up to TDC with both no1 valves closed, or bump the engine on the starter with your finger stuck in the no1 plug hole. When you START to feel compression, carefully bring the marks on up to TDC.

Either of the above will give you TDC, "no 1 ready to fire."

NOW you can use a screwdriver to 'walk' the shaft up off the helix of the gears and plunk it down right, OR just leave it and plug your no1 wire into where ever the rotor happens to be pointing.

 

[bOb shingler]

i believe the slot is to point to the #7 cylinder.

 

[67Dart273]

i believe the slot is to point to the #7 cylinder.

"parallel to centerline of crankshaft."