YOu dont need TDC for just the dist. cap and rotor tip. Simple take off the
old parts and pop on the new ones. The rotor tip just lifts off. Only time
you would need to do more than that is if you are changing out the dist. and
the shaft.
Wes Weems wrote:
> Ok, in my endless quest to end pinging, I decided to check into my
> distributer cap and rotor..... something that may need to be replaced
> regardless if it causes my truck to ping. My truck has 60k miles on it, and
> so far as I know, never been changed out. I am looking at my factory service
> manual, and it talks about finding top dead center, and stuff like that...
> which I know how to do, but with that fan on there, its a bit difficult.
> Also, I figure heck, that was instructions for removing the entire thing,
> all I want is teh cap and rotor. Do I need to find top dead center, if I can
> keep things aligned as they came off the truck? Also, anyone got any tips...
> this is again one other thing I've never done.
>
> Wes
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