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Austintlsmith

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Hello everyone. Sorry if this has been said before but I could not find anything.
I have a 1964 ford 4000 4 cylinder gas engine tractor.
Some way some how I was using the tractor and the distributor hold down bolt came out and poped the distributer out. I have set engine to Tdc compression stroke cylinder 1 and installed the distributer with the rotor pointing to the area of cylinder one.
My problem is that I have to have the distributer all the way advanced to the point where the oil tube hits the block before the engine will try and run.
What do I need to do?
All of my mechanical experience is with Diesel engines and not a whole lot with distributors.
 
First, check your firing order. Didja remove any wires?
Also make sure you are on TDC on the compression stroke, not the exhaust stroke. You could be 180 degrees out.

Next, with the cap on, I'd mark the distributor housing exactly where cylinder 1 wire
is. Install the distributor such that the rotor lines up with the mark previously made. Install cap with wires

If your firing order is correct and you are making spark on cylinder number 1 when it is on the compression stroke at or near TDC, it should fire and run.
 
Firing order 1243 rotor spins clockwise.
Removed spark plug and put finger over hole while rotated and air
pushed out. So it is at TDC compression stroke.
I have a pretty hefty front seal/ timing cover leak so I moved on to
that. When that’s all back together I will try doing it that way.

I will say that since I have the front cover off now doing the seal I put
it on Tdc compression and the dots on the gear line up but the mark
on the flywheel is just barely at the top of the inspection hole. I’m
fairly positive that’s correct.

Also thanks for the speedy reply’s!
 
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