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Replacing the Distributor O-Rings (cont.) "Step 5—Remove the distributor
cap, and the distributor “collar”. This
collar has an O-ring on both ends and it can either be stuck inside the distributor body,
or in the cylinder head. If you have never
changed the O-rings, it will be stuck in one or the other.
The collar is what makes a seal between the distributor body, and the cylinder
head. The collar goes around the distributor
shaft. Wrap the “collar” with a
cloth and use some channel lock pliers to remove the collar from either the head or the
distributor body. It will be in either one or
the other, but not both. Make sure you
don’t crush the collar or damage the O-ring seats.
"Step 6—Remove
the retaining ring that goes around the coupler/(winged piece) and remove the pin that
holds the coupler in place. The distributor
shaft will now pull out towards the rotor side.
"Step 7—Replace
the shaft seal, and O-rings, making sure to lube them up with CLEAN oil. Seals and O-rings don’t do well when dry.
"Step 8—Put the
entire distributor back together in the reverse order and make sure you line up all of the
marks you made with the sharpie!!!!!! Put the
new distributor cap on. Once again verify
that your marks are all in line and put distributor back onto the cylinder head. You may have to rotate it a little to get the
coupling (winged piece) to fit into the end of the camshaft….if you made your marks
with the sharpie, this should be easy.
"Step 9—Replace
ignition wires 1-6 from passenger side to drivers side….just like you marked.
;) "Step 10—Replace heat shield,
replace wiring harness bolts, replace the battery. "Step 11—The thing that makes
battery removal and replacement such a pain is the long bolts with a hook on the end
always fall out. I found out that the vent
tubes for the distributor cap are the perfect size to fix this. You will receive new tubes with the new
distributor cap. Take one of the old tubes
and cut two 1/4” pieces off of it. Place
the long hooked battery bolts in place and then put one of the cut pieces on the hooked
end of the battery bolt, after you have hooked it through the battery tray. No more fighting with those stupid bolts coming
out! Presto!….a bonus for your hard
work. "Step 12—Enjoy not smelling that rotten egg smell from you Vigor!!!!!"
Thanks again, Milkman.
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