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Pepsi-Cola
10-28-2007, 08:39 AM
Guys I'm having trouble getting my distributor back on. When I took it off there were 2 divots that I lined up with the camshaft but it still wont go all the way on. Kinda like something's blocking it?!? Whats the deal?
Demon1024
10-28-2007, 07:10 PM
take the cap off so you can wiggle the point. should go right back in. only thing i can think of...
Pico
10-28-2007, 07:15 PM
just rotate the rotor and give it a wiggle, it only goes on one way
Pepsi-Cola
10-28-2007, 07:39 PM
OK I'm gonna try it again tomorrow because I seem to have lost the friggin bolts.... UGH. Can I get them at an auto parts store or will I have to go to the junkyard?
88Accord-DX
10-28-2007, 07:46 PM
Cam lines up the dizzy one way. The bolts you lost are probably M-8 or M-10 metric pitched. Most auto parts have them in various lengths, might have to buy more than one.
Pepsi-Cola
10-29-2007, 09:00 AM
OK the problem seems to be that I can't get past the o-ring so that the distributor can sit flush with the mounting plate. Do I need to use some sort of lube so that it can get past the o-ring? I already coated it with a little motor oil.
Pepsi-Cola
10-29-2007, 10:35 AM
Ah, got it figured out. Apparently when I took the distributor out I somehow bent one of the tabs that's supposed to line up with the cam and this got the line-up wrong. A new $10 distributor from the salvage yard solved everything. Now lets hope this 3rd carbutator I also had to install works.