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ReicheBrown · Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Stroudsburg, PA

The plug wires out the top of my distributor rub the underside of my hood. I was wondering what might cause this. I’m not sure if this is due to an after market distributor from the P/O or not.
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Smoothie · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:17 am Post subject:

Check the distributor mount on the back of the head - it should be attached by the lower bolt hole as shown here -
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/smoothies931pics/detail?.dir=bdb3&.dnm=b8d5.jpg&.src=ph
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ReicheBrown · Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Stroudsburg, PA

i look at my car and the picture you posted and the bolts are in the wrong place. How should i go about changing this. Is it as simple as taking the three bolts out and rotating? and if so will this alter the timinng?
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Smoothie · Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:

It's on there with a gasket (part no.: 048.905.341A) that will most likely tear and need to be replaced when you move the mount.
Not 100% sure if the timing will change, but I'd guess yes.
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bryanc · Joined: 27 Feb 2003 Posts: 233 Location: San Antonio, Texas

There should be holders that route the plug wires and hold them away from the hood.
I now see this is not the problem you refer to but I just wanted to see my new avitar.
Do the plug wires have a 90 degree turn as they come out of the dist?
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ReicheBrown · Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Stroudsburg, PA

yes they have 90 turns and this is the part that hits the hood. I think smoothie has the solution im looking for. As to the dist being aligned to the wrong holes how could this have happedn was this a factory setting or more stupidity on the part of a PO?
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 4:33 pm Post subject:

haha look at byamcs avitar that poor dudes beatibg himself up till dead... the dizzy clamp was probly put there wrong by the p.o. its an easy fix..
kind of.
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ReicheBrown · Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Stroudsburg, PA

Kenodog · Joined: 25 Jun 2003 Posts: 2669 Location: Vancouver,B.C.

Crap !!! Mine is on the wrong holes too !!! Do I need to remove all three bolts ..I guess I do huh...Crap!!!! And just where am I supposed to get a new gasket on a long weekend ?Crap!!
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