[200q20v] Distributor gear crunched...
Kneale Brownson
knotnook at traverse.com
Wed Nov 29 08:57:21 EST 2000
Any indication WHY the gear failed? Is this the famous nylon gear that I
think I've read here has been updated with a metal gear?
At 10:40 PM 11/28/2000 -0700, Craig Angus wrote:
>List,
>
>Had the interesting and unpleasant experience of the '91 stopping suddenly
>after about 15 seconds of running after a normal cold start. No noise,
>nothing. After plodding around, I figured it was the hall sensor. Mechanic
>discovers it was a shattered distributor gear. Have to buy a whole new
>distributor. Best price I've found is $366.00. Any BTDTs?? Have to
>remove a lot of stuff to get at the dizzy but will give me a chance to
>check out the injector spray patterns. Starting had been a little more
>difficult recently but no other warnings. Glad it did it in the yard
>(where it was 2 degrees F at the time...).
>
>Any advice, experience, or parts info most appreciated!
>
>Thanks,
>Craig in Colorado
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