Due to family commitments, I am just now starting to put the 200 Dakota back togther. I had a question.
When I started taking the heads/mannifold off some time ago I took off the distributor hold down bolt thinking I had to remove it to remove the intake. Shortly after I found out it does not need to be removed so I left it as is but I am sure it got turned some number of degrees.
A few days ago when startign back on the project, I used a dial indicator to read the number one piston at TDC. On the distributor, there is a mark that says "Cylinder number one". It is a plate below the rotor. The rotor was close to this point but off a little bit. I turned the distrbutor so the best i can tell the rotor was pointing to this mark.
Should this be ok?
I have read that the fuel suncinization can get messed up and the only option is a dealer adjustment with a scan tool. i would really want to make sure this is right before I bolt on the new heads which I am ready to do.
Also, I think I rotatoed the crankshaft pully counter clockwise which may be opposite of the natural rotation. Will this give me an inacurate reading?