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**kwmech** · 01-16-2020, 02:36 AM

At this point I'd pull the pan off. Remove the oil pump, install the dist and see if it seats down. Then do the opposite, install the dist and shove the pump up and see how it sits on the main cap. Maybe the center rod is too long?

01-16-2020, 02:36 AM	#22
kwmech Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colfax-California Posts: 8,393	Re: Distributor won't sit down all the way on my 327 At this point I'd pull the pan off. Remove the oil pump, install the dist and see if it seats down. Then do the opposite, install the dist and shove the pump up and see how it sits on the main cap. Maybe the center rod is too long?