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Bill V. (Doc)
Junior Member
Username: Doc
Post Number: 141
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 6:48 am: | |
Changed my wires yesterday--what a difference! Now, can anyone assist me re: changing the distributer seal? Any advice would be much appreciated.
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Bill V. (Doc)
Junior Member
Username: Doc
Post Number: 140
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 11:30 am: | |
Mitch--the fragile gaskets you referred to are for the distributer itself or for the caps? I don't have any gaskets for the caps at all on my car.
I'm also going to replace my wires and extenders as well--I just got a complete set of Cavis wires from Evans in Ohio for $249 complete--boots, insulators, all installed ready to mount. His price for extenders is $9. |
Mitchel DeFrancis (4re308)
Member
Username: 4re308
Post Number: 670
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 9:51 am: | |
Hi Bill! Funny you posted this today, as I just did this procedure yesterday on my 84 308 QV. It is not a hard job. I suggest you use a little bit of gasket sealant to keep the gaskets in place, because I was goin nuts trying to keep them in place as I screwed the caps back on. I have no pics, but there are 3 8mm screws on each cap. The dis gasket as VERY fragile. While you have the distributors out, check the rotors, wires, extenders and plugs. I replaced all of them yesterday, and the car runs better than ever. Disconnect the battery first, be very careful of the caps themselves, as I had a cracked one, and they are approx $175-$200 a piece! Good luck, email me if you have any quesitons or problems. |
Bill V. (Doc)
Junior Member
Username: Doc
Post Number: 139
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, September 21, 2002 - 9:14 am: | |
I'm thinking of attempting to replace a leaky distributer seal and, not being a mechanic and never having seen the internal set-up, I'd like some guidance on how to perform this service. A detailed-as-possible, step-by-step tutorage would be most helpful.Pics would be great also, if available, and any advice on potential problems encountered in this job would be appreciated as well . Thank you. |
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