Signs of bad distributor?
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RE: Signs of bad distributor?
Check the inside of the dizzy (as Ikeybmg suggests), a bad stator sensor/pickup coil or shaft bushing/bearing can also cause that problem....any funny indications on the tach (jumping needle, etc)?....what about the exhaust?...OEM, aftermarket, still have cat cons installed?
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RE: Signs of bad distributor?
my idle usually never stay still like varies from 900 to 1100 and thats all the needle jumping that i know of. The exhaust is o/r h and flowmaster 40's. Is there any way to see if the bad stator sensor/pickup coil or shaft bushing/bearing are bad?
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From: Puerto Rico
RE: Signs of bad distributor?
Suggest you start by doing a DIY KOEO/KOER self-test first...if you don't have a miss, hard-start, no-start symptom, the problem might be elsewhere (TPS, MAF, ECT, ACT, wiring, O2's......). The codes scan will help in starting the process to id what might be causing it. Since you mentioned the idle problem also, check this DIY " 5 maintenance steps" to help in correcting it (includes the MAF cleaning procedure).
To check the dizzy for excessive shaft play, you would have to remove it....one sign of a possible problem with the bushing/bearing, is the presence of rust-like debris under the vanes rotor and the stator sensor.
Let us know if you run the codes tests, and which ones show up. GL
To check the dizzy for excessive shaft play, you would have to remove it....one sign of a possible problem with the bushing/bearing, is the presence of rust-like debris under the vanes rotor and the stator sensor.
Let us know if you run the codes tests, and which ones show up. GL
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I have thrown almost every part at this problem and can't figure it out...