Delco-Remy Distributors

Instruction manual with visual guide for

Delco 2, 4, and 6 cylinder distributors

Common to Farm Tractors and GM passenger vehicles

You kit i ludes:

“elf o tai ed Ig iio odule

Adapte plate ith ha d a e, o e gasket, a d e h.

E ode heel ith holde , set s e s, a d e h

High esista e spi al ou d spa kplug leads

Colo I st u io s fo i e ha ess.

Basi i stallaio i ol es:

Re o e all sto k i i g a d l eight pa ts i side dist i uto

I stall adapte plate a d ig iio odule. Co e t i i g.

“et # f o t li de to TDC a d ali ate i i g usi g the e ode heel.

I stall e oil pa k a d spa kplug leads.

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Dis o e t ou ate .

Re o e the dist i uto ap. Re o e all ig iio t igge pa ts poi ts o ele -t o i a d e o e the ou i g plate to a ess i i g ad a e pa ts.

Most Del o dist i uto s ith s ap ap top has th ee s e s that se u e the i i g plate to the dist i uto od . O e all pa ts a e e o ed ou ill e-

Re o e this stud asse -l . The hole ill e used

to oute ou ig iio lead.

It MAY e e essa to d ill hole slightl la ge to a oid da agi g the i es

O e i i g plate is e o ed the i i g l eights also eed to e e o ed. Usi g a s all lat lade

s e d i e o pu h, late the lo k ta s a d e o e these uts.

All pa ts a e e o ed at this poi t i p epa aio fo ou adapt-e to e i stalled.

This is hat it looks like ith all pa ts e o ed. No ou ill i stall the adapte s a d test it height of e ode dis .

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I stall the adapte pa ts a d test it. It is ii al that the e ode dis loat at a height he e it a ot tou h the ig iio o opi al eade . The e te adapte a e adjusted fo p ope it e t efo e i al asse l . Use a ualit lo ki g age t a d a oid o e ighte i g a d da agi g th eads.

This pi tu e sho s o e t dis height. We ha e desig ed the e te pie e so that if ou slide it

o e the dist i uto shat ith the e te s e i stalled, it should e at the o e t height.

If ot, adjust as eeded. O e ou e if , appl lo ki g age t

a d ighte set s e s usi g the e h p o ided.

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“et i i g.

The # li de ust e e a tl at Top Dead Ce te TDC to set the i i g. It is ot ii al that it e o the o p essio st oke.

Fo Joh Dee e t i s use the let li de as # .

DO NOT set i i g fo the Fi i g a k if the e is o e.

Rotate the e gi e i the di e io it o all tu s, to e o e a sla k f o the dist i uto gea .

Ou ig iio elies o e a t TDC lo aio to fu io o e t.

E gi es t pi all ha e i i g a ks o the l heel ie a le ia a po t o o the a kshat pulle . Re o al of spa kplugs is e o -

e ded. We e o e d usi g a s all lashlight to e if the pisto is at the top of its t a el he the i i g a ks a e alig ed.

O e TDC is lo ated ou appl olt po e to the ed ig iio po e lead ith the oil po e sill DI“CONNECTED. Rotate the e ode dis i the opposite di e io of e gi e otaio u il the si gle slot is u -de the eade . Whe the ed LED o es o , a efull hold i posiio a d se u e usi g the top s e ith a s all a ou t of lo st e gth th ead lo ki g age t.

Do not over tighten the top screw or you may end up damaging the set screws of the center adapter.

The encoder disc is very thin and light weight. With locking agent the encoder disc should not come loose.

We ha e a uilt i i i g light. Rotate dis u il light o es o , ighte e te s e a d ou a e do e.

Route i es up a d o e i uit oa d so if ou eed to e-p og a i the

futu e the i es do ot get i the a .

The LED is isi le i this photog aph.

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I stall ig iio oils, oute spa k plug leads to the do ot oss a d ill ot u o od o k.

Mou t the oil i a e t al lo aio so the spa k plug leads a e a e e le gth.

NEVER use a spa k plug i e othe tha hat is p o ided, o all/e ail us efo e doi g so.

If ou use a plug i e ith less tha 8 oh s of esista e PER FOOT ou isk se ious da age o failu e of odule.

Use esisto t pe spa kplugs. O e heat a ge oole tha sto k is e o e ded if a aila le.

O Joh Dee e t i li de e gi es o e pisto is at TDC a d the othe is at BDC. Ea h li de has o e oil. If ou pu hased the kit fo plugged heads ea h li de ill ha e it’s o t o to e oil. Co e t o e oil to the let plugs a d a othe oil to the ight side plugs.

O fou li de e gi es # a d # f o t a d ea li de s a e t pi all oth at TDC at the sa e i e. The ill sha e a oil. The # a d # i e li de s sha e a oil a d should oth e o TDC at o e.

O li de i li e e gi es # a d # sha e a oil, # a d # sha e a oil, # a d # sha e a oil.

Ea h oil ill spa k the t o li de s o TDC at the sa e i e.

This is alled a asted spa k s ste a d is o o o oto les a d auto o iles usi g oil pa ks.

Whe plug leads a e outed a d o e ted to the g ou ded spa kplugs ou a o e t po e a d t igge leads.

DO NOT CONNECT la k oil t igge s to a thi g e ept the ig iio odule t igge leads!!

O so e kits e a p o ide lo ge plug leads that eed to e ut/ i ped to p ope le gth.

If ou do ot ha e a ualit spa kplug te i al i pe the pu hase o o o o e!!

Ma ig iio p o le s a e aused poo l i ped leads.

This is the i i g o de used o Oli e ith i li e li de as e a ple

T i s eed the la k t igge lead o e ted to the li de that is o TDC of o p essio st oke he ou set i i g.

Fou li de e gi es ha e # , # sha e a oil a d # , # sha e a oil.

The e a e t o olo ed leads o i g f o the ig iio odule.

G ou d oth leads lue a d o to the ate o e gi e/f a e u less ou a e i stalli g toggle, ota , o VOE“ s it hes.

The olo ed leads tell the ig iio hi h i i g ap it should e follo i g. If ou a e t a to pulli g ou a ha ge et ee aps sele i g a g ou di g se ue e. If ou a e usi g fo sta da d

fa use ou a si pl o e t oth leads to p ope g ou d a d fo get a out this.

He e is the se ue e fo toggli g et ee the p e-p og a ed u es f o ost i i g ad a e to least i i g ad a e . All i i g aps ha e the sa e u e du i g e gi e sta t up:

BLUE BROWN GROUNDED GROUNDED

GROUNDED UNGROUNDED

UNGROUNDED GROUNDED

UNGROUNDED UNGROUNDED

E a ple of oil ou i g to e gi e al e o e studs

These photos sho the oil to e s fa i g do . We e o e d he possi le the to e s fa e ho izo tal o up a d to a oid

i es slo l slidi g out of the oil.

This oil ou t as late otated

9 deg ees to p e e t that issue.

We hope this guide helps ou u de sta d the steps eeded fo a pai less i stall.

Coil po e should go di e tl to the ate + post o sta i g oto ai lug.

We ill e shippi g s ste s ith a la k g ou d lead. P ope ele t i al o e io is ii al to the elia ilit of a ele t o i de i e.

NEVER ha ge ou ate ith the ke ON. This a easil da age the u it.

If ou e pe ie e poo sta i g, e ai idle, o stute i g... e he k o e io s, e i-f a s h o izaio , a d e su e the lue a d o leads a e g ou ded to the f a e o e gi e.

Ote the idle ill e slightl highe a d ill eed to e adjusted.

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