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    Posted: 20 Sep. 2017 at 8:55pm
My 46 willys quit when you turn it over it backfires the distributor doesn't make full rotation on rotor..any ideas would be very welcomed. I don't know much about jeeps...I was born in 46....
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Ok let me get this straight. Your Willys died & when you try to restart it it backfires through the carburetor. When you pulled the distributor cap to check things out, you found that while the engine turns over just fine, the distributor's rotor does not spin completely around. Am I correct so far?

If so, we need to determine if the distributor is spinning. Pull the rotor off & try again. look to see if the distributor shaft is spinning. If it is, look at the rotor where it mates to the distributor shaft. Is the tang that goes in the shaft's slot worn out or just plain missing?

If so, get a new rotor & that should fix the problem.

If not, is the distributor loose in the block?

Enough questions for now. I have to get back to work. I'll check back later tonight.
 
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cpt logger...correct.the distributor rotor okay...shaft stops turning but motor still turning over..try to turn rotor by hand won't turn ???
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Busted tooth on oil pump?
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Broken cam gear?
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Sounds like I will be dropping oil pan ..thanks
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Howdy, Don't be to hasty to pull the oil pan, I'm pretty sure you can pull the oil pump out in the jeep. I agree with Kansas cj2a, sounds like the pin holding the cam gear got sheared quite possibly from what Mark W said pump tooth broke. You might get away with just pulling the oil pump and dist. Joe W
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Thanks ...Joe I don,t have a repair manual ..better check into one..have some wrench bending experience....but not on early keeps...thanks ..Ken
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Heres a couple of pictures from Sean's parts data base that show the distributor shaft running through the engine into the top of the oil pump. The oil pump gear is driven by the gear in the center of the camshaft which in turn drives the distributor. 






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Thanks for all the post and help..going to pull distributor..I heard that might be a task on old motor..might be struck....thanks again...Ken
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Use lots of penetrating oil & lots of patience. Days of soaking may well be in order. Good luck.

Keep us informed as how it goes.

Thanks In Advance, (TIA), Cpt Logger.
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Cpt logger..I used penetrating oil today will let set and try later...I found thing on side of distributor that they say it's a oiler...do you know how it works..it is spring loaded can pull out on it.....that's all I know...Ken
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You pull it out and drop a few drops of oil into it and let it go.  That's it.
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Thanks...This old bucket is same age as me...thanks learned something.. never to old to learn .....Ken
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cpt logger...thanks for your help and everybody who posted.. I got the distributor out with little problems and oil pump... I found slot in oil pump egged out and distributor tang twisted...must be age and wear...gears okay and pin fine. will replace both if I can them... thanks again....Ken
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Originally posted by Indian95 Indian95 wrote:

I got the distributor out with little problems...


You are very lucky.  A lot of the time, this can't be done without major destruction. Smile
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