Can't advance timing past 10degrees, distributor hitting fuel rail?

[yellowstang1994]

Hey guys, I've always been able to advance my timing without any hassles. I recently replaced my timing chain and the timing was a bit lower (around 6 or 7). I'm thinking maybe it was because of the slack in the old chain. Anyways, i went to re-adjust it and when I turn the distributor clockwise it won't turn anymore. It's not like the plug wires are too tight or anything. The #1 terminal is about 12o'clock and the plug that comes from the stator sensor on the distributor it's self is at about 6o'clock. After some more investigating it almost looks like one of the dimples(dunno what else to call it) from the distributor is pretty snug up against my driver's side fuel rail. I don't know if it's completely touching it but it looks pretty damn snug back there. I can still advance it to 10degrees, so no worries what I need to do is done. However, I was just wondering if any of you guys ever had a similar problem? I don't know why I could advance it with no problem a little while ago and now I can't turn it clockwise all that much

BTW, for the record... I changed the old chain out which was some off-brand double roller that had a decent amount of slack in it for a FRPP double roller and the car feels like it has it's balls back. Before it felt like a sloth and felt like **** after 5k, now it gets up and peels wheel even in 2nd gear. I couldn't even get the wheels to spin if I punched it in 1st if I tried before. It's still a little cold out to tell, but I think it may have solved my pinging problem also.

 

[final5-0]

This is were some peeps will tell you the dizzy is one tooth off

When they say that, they are talking about the dizzy being one tooth different in
one direction or the other than it originally was.

This then means for you to get it in time you gotta crank it farther in one direction
or the other than your originally did.

In some of those occasions, you run into a physical issue of interference like
you speak of here.

You just gotta back the dizzy up one tooth to give yourself more room to swing
the dizzy like before

Grady

 

[mootang]

or you may not be off by a tooth. in that case you can put the timing relay in and move it back and then take it out again and move it forward. Thats what i had to do.