Been trying to get my distributor put in and it's been a struggle. I thought I finally got it in but now see a set screw looking thing up against the distributor gear. It's facing the lifter on the eighth cylinder I think. What is it and why is it interfering with the distributor gear? Can I just screw it in further or is it supposed to be there? I tried gently turning the engine around a bit but it is not moving.

Brad
Sierra Vista Arizona
1954 Lincoln Capri

If you remove the set screw, then fully seat the distributor, will there be enough space to reinsert the set screw without it interfering with the distributor? Does the 54 Lincoln engine otherwise have an external distributor hold-down clamp? If the set screw takes the place of a hold-down clamp, like the hold-down clamp, it doesn't go in/on until the distributor is fully seated.

It does have a clamp thing on the top of the block.

Brad
Sierra Vista Arizona
1954 Lincoln Capri