resend distributor removal/intake manifold 2nd try

[Kneale Brownson]

Great idea, George.  Thanks.  I'll see how that works out.

George wrote:
> I have been up this road on my '91 200 Avant.  I suggest you leave the
> intake manifold in place, but remove the throttle body. It's a lot easier
> and will give you the access you need to work on the bolt and everything
> else. The safety bolt and the glued on rotor can be removed with a Dremel
> tool.  The new rotor does not need to be glued, but does want to be the
> rotor with the 11 mm tip. I would only remove the rotor to replace the old
> plastic gear with a new bronze gear. This procedure also allows checking the
> idle stabilization valve, discussed here recently, and the mess of vacuum
> hoses and other entanglements behind the engine. 
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> George Sidman
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