Re: New to Me Boat - Need Help
Okay, I ordered what I hope is the correct electronic ignition conversion kit for my distributor - mallory YL673AV.
The kit includes the module and and a new base plate and wiring harness.
It looks like a simple install, but looks can be deceiving. Because my distributor is likely from 1975, the screws that secure the base plate were so corroded that I could not get them loose, so I had to work at it to get them loose enough to get the old plate out.
The module will not fit over the distributor shaft with the piece that is supposed to open the points still in the distributor, so it has to be removed. Problem is, I do not know how to get this off. The instructions say to use a gear puller to remove it and the kit included a piece to go into the end of the shaft for the gear puller to seat into. However, I cannot find a gear puller that will fit inside the housing and go underneath the cam to pull it off. I bought one that would fit, but when I put it on and tried to tighten it to remove the cam, it simply bent and slid out from underneath the cam. I returned it and got a heavier duty one, but it is too thick to fit inside the housing and go under the gear to pull it off.
I removed the distributor from the engine to make things easier to work on, but I am still stuck. I was considering pulling the gear off of the shaft and removing the shaft from the housing, which would make the cam accessible to get the puller on to remove it.
Can someone please tell me how to remove the gear from the shaft without damaging anything? There is a pin that goes through the gear and shaft, and I assume that this is what holds it on, but is it pressed in, so all I have to do is try to tap it out? I have tapped it lightly, but it does not seem to want to move, so I don't want to mess anything up.
Thanks for any help.
Okay, I ordered what I hope is the correct electronic ignition conversion kit for my distributor - mallory YL673AV.
The kit includes the module and and a new base plate and wiring harness.
It looks like a simple install, but looks can be deceiving. Because my distributor is likely from 1975, the screws that secure the base plate were so corroded that I could not get them loose, so I had to work at it to get them loose enough to get the old plate out.
The module will not fit over the distributor shaft with the piece that is supposed to open the points still in the distributor, so it has to be removed. Problem is, I do not know how to get this off. The instructions say to use a gear puller to remove it and the kit included a piece to go into the end of the shaft for the gear puller to seat into. However, I cannot find a gear puller that will fit inside the housing and go underneath the cam to pull it off. I bought one that would fit, but when I put it on and tried to tighten it to remove the cam, it simply bent and slid out from underneath the cam. I returned it and got a heavier duty one, but it is too thick to fit inside the housing and go under the gear to pull it off.
I removed the distributor from the engine to make things easier to work on, but I am still stuck. I was considering pulling the gear off of the shaft and removing the shaft from the housing, which would make the cam accessible to get the puller on to remove it.
Can someone please tell me how to remove the gear from the shaft without damaging anything? There is a pin that goes through the gear and shaft, and I assume that this is what holds it on, but is it pressed in, so all I have to do is try to tap it out? I have tapped it lightly, but it does not seem to want to move, so I don't want to mess anything up.
Thanks for any help.
