Re: dist. out of whack?

From: Mike Schwall (mschwall@flash.net)
Date: Sun May 14 2000 - 22:41:35 EDT


At 08:15 PM 5/14/2000 , you wrote:
>Ok, I think I may have licked this leack problem.. I replaced the
>distributor O-ring today.. got everything put back together, but the truck
>idles high, then just about stalls out, then just plain erradic... Sounds
>very similar to a crossed plug wire, but that's not the case. I made sure
>to mark the position of the distributor and it's aweful close to how it came
>out.. How sensitive is the distributor in that respect? Any other ideas
>what could cause it to run this poorly?
>___________________
>Jon Smith--Raleigh, NC

Slowly rotate the distributor while it's running and see if the problem
gets worst or better. Could be a tooth off or so. Find the direction it
runs better in, then pull, move one tooth over and insert. Or, get #1
cylinder on TDC, align the rotor for leading edge of plug #1 and insert
distributor.

Mike Schwall

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