Distributor

[dirtyoldman]

Generaly if the timing set is worn out you see the timing mark jump all over. Mine was rock steady.

Looks like it's in good shape Have you driven it after changing the timing?

 

[drperry]

Glad to hear you got it fixed.


Its not so much that the emissions make it hard to get too. Its the dumbass working for GM who invented those motors with the distributor in back of engine near firewall and probably never tried to loosen it at all to see how much of a pain it is to get to near the firewall. Fords are up and easy to get too.

See the problem with these car/truck companies that when they change something they dont really know hard that change is when getting repaired til the service dealer shops start complaining on how hard it is to fix and losing money cause how much of a pain it really is to fix.

Here's another example those GM compact cars like the berettas, grand ams, etc. that had the 3.1L they invented it with the T-Stat hidden under throttle assy. and made it pain to replace. Now if the inventers/engineers of the 3.1L tried to replace one they would have moved else where that easier to get to since a common part that goes bad.

If you think that's bad, try it on a 3.4 TDOHC... Throttle body is part of the intake plenum... Not separate like it is on the 3.1s...

 

[dirtyoldman]

Sorry,I refuse to work on them damned sideways motors

 

[Kennyray]

Generaly if the timing set is worn out you see the timing mark jump all over. Mine was rock steady.

Looks like it's in good shape Have you driven it after changing the timing?

No I haven't, but it does run smoother, my sig pic has been doctored, it is pretty rusty. (Rusty but Trusty)