| After having heard and read many horror stories | | | | Renix version, it will be near where the wires come |
| about Jeep 4.0's that don't run after pulling the | | | | out. |
| distributor, I was very careful about installing the | | | | Use a screwdriver to set the slot in the oil pump |
| distributor in my new Titan Stroker Motor. | | | | drive to 11 O'Clock. |
| The procedure in the factory recommended | | | | Now take the distributor cap off. Eyeball the |
| procedure is surprising simple. Here is my method of | | | | mounting tang over the mounting bolt hole in the |
| implementing the recommended procedure. | | | | block. Pick up the gasket you just dropped and put it |
| Use a 3/4 inch wrench to rotate the engine to the | | | | back on. |
| zero degree mark on the Damper. This is easier if the | | | | Set the rotor to point to about 4 O'Clock. This will be |
| electric fan is not in the way. Also, you must ensure | | | | a bit to the right of your mark. |
| that you are on the compression stoke of the | | | | Lower the distributor in to the hole and allow it to |
| engine. One way to ensure this is to watch the | | | | engage the camshaft drive gears. The rotor will turn |
| motion of the valves and make sure that you are | | | | as the gears engage. When it hits bottom, the rotor |
| using the mark just after the intake valve closes. | | | | should be pointing at the mark you made earlier. If |
| Another note: If you damper is old, this is a good | | | | not, try again. |
| time to make sure it is not twisted by checking that | | | | Put the mounting clamp on and tighten the bolt. |
| the engine really is at TDC when the damper lines up | | | | From the stories I have heard, the computer will not |
| with the mark. | | | | work if the distributor indexing is off even one gear |
| With the cap on the distributor, scribe a line just to | | | | tooth. By using this procedure, yours will be right. |
| the left on the number one terminal. Transfer this line | | | | Check off another item from your list of Jeep |
| down onto the metal distributor housing. On the | | | | Cherokee motor problems. |