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You can't rotate only the inner circle. You can rotate the entire Widdy Board by grabbing it on both sides and moving it in the direction you want to rotate it.
If it doesn't start, there's no way you can do it with a timing gun or any electronic device. If you suspect the car is not starting because the timing is off, you can set #1 piston at Top Dead Center and remove the distributor cap to see if the rotor is pointing to the #1 spark plug wire tower. If the rotor does not point directly at the #1 tower, loosen the distributor hold-down just enough to manually rotate the distributor until the rotor and #1 tower line up and try to start the engine - the procedure described sets the timing close enough so that the engine will start. From there you can proceed to set the timing with a timing gun or other electronic device. For lack of such equipment, and for temporary service, you can slowly rotate the distributor in both directions until you get the best "purr" of the engine.
because it got hit by an astroid
From above the North Pole, the Earth rotates anti-clockwise, or right to left.
your distributer cap is probably loose. so u need to have some one try to start it while you rotate it. basically need to time it. i tryed that
counterclockwise
4 cylinder and V6 engines - CLOCKWISE V8 engine - COUNTERCLOCKWISE
counterclockwise
Counterclockwise
If it is a V8 it rotates counterclockwise.
Tire rotation, Engine rotation, Distributor rotation, there are several things that rotate, need to know which one.
To advance, rotate the distributor counter-clockwise. To retard, roatate it clockwise).
Yes, a loose distributor can rotate so that the ignition timing for the engine is lost.
Firing Order: 1-4-2-5-3-6 Distributor rotates Clockwise.
Clockwise when looking from the belt end.
Rtr. turning clockwise. Rotate distributor counter clockwise to advance timing, clockwise to retard.
could be either busted timing chain or gears, busted cam, or busted shear pin in distributor.