RE: Re: 5.2 Distributor

From: greg conner (dodgeboy93@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Dec 22 2003 - 00:19:49 EST


No advance springs, this is an mpi motor.

Greg Conner
1996 RC
3.9 hybrid

>From: "Aaron Wyse" <awyse@sw.rr.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: DML: Re: 5.2 Distributor
>Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 23:02:49 -0600
>
>
>If you go aftermarket it'll most likely come with lighter advance springs
>in
>it already.. so it'll allow the timing to advance quicker.
>I'd say for the price and the simplicity o fthe job.. rebuild it.. and put
>the lighter advance springs in it yourself. Distributors don't have very
>much to them.
>Aaron Wyse
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <JAMEPC@aol.com>
>To: <aol@dakota-truck.net>
>Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 10:10 PM
>Subject: DML: 5.2 Distributor
>
>
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > Trying to figure out my rich condition, and from what I gathered from a
> > recent post, I took my distributor out to check for any unusual
>abnormalities and
> > found that the nylon bushing that's held in place with a pin is cracked.
>Also,
> > because the distributor has over 200,000 miles on it, it's very likely
>the
> > drive gear is worn.
> >
> > Get a $130 new stock distributor?
> > Rebuild the old one with a bushing and gear?
> > Go aftermarket? Benefits?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > James
> >
>
>

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