Distributor fitting guide

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on the positioning of cables on the cap. </div> <bR> <div> The standard -with contact points- and electronic enhanced distributors (either 25D4 or 45D4) are functionally identical.</div> <bR> <div> Installing a new distributor can best be started from scratch</div> <div> Please follow these steps.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> 1  Verify that No 1 cable/sparkplug (front, 1st cylinder from waterpump) is at no 1 TDC.</div> <div>  To verify this : Both inlet and outlet valves on No1 cylinder should be fully closed. The valve tappets (under the tappet cover) should show play. Double check: on No4 they should be open. Verify that the pulley marking/indicator is on no1 TDC.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 2   Verify that No 1 sparkplugcable (when at no 1 TDC) is going to the correct connector on the distributor cap: This is where the rotor points at (when cap is removed!), when at TDC. NOTE: This could well be another one of the 4 than on the 25d4 cap! Plug the cable on the correct position of the cap.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 3   Check from this point (where no1 cable is) the 1342 firing order for the other cables. Check/verify -with the cap removed from the distributor- as the engine is being turning over by hand where the rotor moves to (1342). Plug the cables in their correct resp. positions.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Contactbreaker points gap  0.015'' (0.38 mm); sparkplug 0.040"</div> <bR> <div> Electronic distributor: set the sparkplug 0.070-0.080</div> <bR> <div> 1725 Alu head engines ( except Holbay) Static timing 7-10 degrees on the pulley, </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Electronics igniton installation</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="83ac45c0.gif" border=0 width="452" height="348" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The red goes to the + of the coil, the greenor black to the - of the coil. </div> <div> The original cable from coil [D] to distributor will be replaced by the new wire </div> <div> The original power leadcable from ignition switch to coil [S] you need to keep on the coil of course. </div> <div> Most coils have 2 + 2 lucar connectors, if not just make a link. </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>