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05-26-2007, 03:06 PM

mustanginexile

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help with distributor

alright, two months back my 95gt died while driving. I could crank but wasnt getting spark. took it in and the shop said the distributor gear was cracked. i got a used distributor. today i pulled the old one out and the gear was fine. i went to put the new one in and noticed that inside the engine about 3-4 inches the distributor fits into a donut of some sort a piece of which is cracked. anyone know what this is? i would have to pull the intake to get a better look.... it looks like this in its damaged form:

i put the distributor in anyway but do not want to try and start it until i know what the cracked piece is... any help is appreciated..

[IMG]local://upfiles/67720/D79346FD9D124AABA3F383F51771FDA3.jpg[/IMG]

05-27-2007, 01:44 PM

mustanginexile

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05-27-2007, 02:06 PM

raven_ghostwolf

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alright, two months back my 95gt died while driving. I could crank but wasnt getting spark. took it in and the shop said the distributor gear was cracked. i got a used distributor. today i pulled the old one out and the gear was fine. i went to put the new one in and noticed that inside the engine about 3-4 inches the distributor fits into a donut of some sort a piece of which is cracked. anyone know what this is? i would have to pull the intake to get a better look.... it looks like this in its damaged form:

i put the distributor in anyway but do not want to try and start it until i know what the cracked piece is... any help is appreciated..

[IMG]local://upfiles/67720/D79346FD9D124AABA3F383F51771FDA3.jpg[/IMG]

If that is a fat rubber o-ring I belive it is just usedin final assy. at ford and can be tossed out with no worries. Sence you already got a new distributor use it but if your old one's gear is fine did you try replacing the control module on the side of it? I have had to replace mine twice is a common failure. last time I was driving along it studdered ran about 2 more miles and died car cranks + distibutor turns + no spark = bad module.