1986 DL240 - While trying to turn my stuck distributor I knocked the clamps off the distributor and then drove not knowing I'd done this. I replaced the chewed up dist cap and rotor but now the timing or something is off. I looked at the timing with a timing light last night and saw that the timing is way off in idle but is fine at higher RPM's. What I'm wondering is - is there some electronic mechanism that has to do with timing? Seems I've heard that mentioned somewhere. Also - my distributor is really hard to turn - I've never done it. A shop did it and when I asked how he said 'I wacked it with a hammer'. OK. I tried a bit of that too - using a chisel aimed at the little loop where the tightener bolt is. But as there is little room to hit it - counter clockwise - I quit as there's not room at all to hit it clockwise if I mess it up. Advice?

 

this is a US model 1986 ? the timing is done in the Chrysler ICU thats behind the right headlight, on the inside of the fender.... this has a vacuum hose to a bellows similar to a vacuum advance distributor, and also simulates RPM based advance electronically. the master timing signal comes from the hall sensor on the distributor up til 1989 when they switched to a crank position sensor along with LH 2.4 and EZK bosch ignition.

if its a world market '86, it could use a different system, I am not very familiar with those.

 

Thanks Pierce - I think It's Swedish made - but it gives me a clue.

 

I meant, is it a car sold originally in the US... the models sold in other parts of the world often have different fuel injection and ignition systems, or even carburetors, depending on the year.

 

I don't know if it's a world market or not.