MSD Rotor phasing

[RET_COP]

I read this late but was interested in the topic. Couldn't you just pull the distributor up and rotate the shaft/rotor counterclockwise or clockwise depending on the pointer location to the post and drop it back in, thus realigning the pointer closer to the post, or would that be too much of a jump either way?
Lou

[Gaz64]

Originally Posted by RET_COP

I read this late but was interested in the topic. Couldn't you just pull the distributor up and rotate the shaft/rotor counterclockwise or clockwise depending on the pointer location to the post and drop it back in, thus realigning the pointer closer to the post, or would that be too much of a jump either way?
Lou

If you reread the problem you'll see it has nothing to do with the distributor fitment.

The phasing issue comes about from the rotor misaligned to the lead posts at the trigger point, hence the relationship between the reluctor and the rotor is wrong, no amount of "turning and/or refitting" the dizzy will fix it.