I spaced my distributor out from the head with a paper gasket because the o-ring was leaking after i replaced it with a new one; old o-ring was leaking oil by the distributor. After new o-ring it still leaked so i put a gasket between it. Later i got a thicker o-ring to use and then i go to take my distributor out and the little wing on the end that lines it up, was broken in half. one half still left in the head, i pulled it out with a magnet. got a new distributor, and go to put it in and i look in the hole the distributor goes in and, it looks like somethings missing?
i took the valve cover off and don't notice anything but i'm SURE there was something that lined up that little notch on y distributor that one side wing with the notch in it before when i wasnt getting it in straight.
(see little notch on the left side cut out)
plus, its hard to even get in there now.
I have no idea were this thing could of went or what it was.
(I cant find anything in there)
It seems something is missing
(It doesnt look right
)
It doesnt make sense that something would of "fell" off and broke apart. but as the old distributor did, the wing "broke" off. So, something in side might of broke off. I cant tell which way is the right way to put the distributor in, and when i put it through, the o-ring is tighter but when the wing starts to hit the camshaft notch, it gets stuck unless its directly aimed at the notch that is there, like something before was guiding it.
Im giong out to see if i can find something that might of fell off the car and onto the ground out there right now
Can anyone else take their distirbutor out or has theirs out and can check what theirs looks like for me? thanks
i took the valve cover off and don't notice anything but i'm SURE there was something that lined up that little notch on y distributor that one side wing with the notch in it before when i wasnt getting it in straight.
(see little notch on the left side cut out)
plus, its hard to even get in there now.
I have no idea were this thing could of went or what it was.
(I cant find anything in there)
It seems something is missing
(It doesnt look right
)
It doesnt make sense that something would of "fell" off and broke apart. but as the old distributor did, the wing "broke" off. So, something in side might of broke off. I cant tell which way is the right way to put the distributor in, and when i put it through, the o-ring is tighter but when the wing starts to hit the camshaft notch, it gets stuck unless its directly aimed at the notch that is there, like something before was guiding it.
Im giong out to see if i can find something that might of fell off the car and onto the ground out there right now
Can anyone else take their distirbutor out or has theirs out and can check what theirs looks like for me? thanks