[V8] Ignition Rotor Spec

[d saad]

I seem to recall someone using a hammer. Shudder!!

The
distributors are so easy to remove, why not just do that, and then crack
them off with a vise? No way to do damage that way.

btw, I had
to get a new cap for the right side, and I got the real OEM cap with the
correct shield from importpartsspec.com. The cap itself is the same for
either side, but the shield is different because of the hall sender. On my
car, both rotors are the same, and have the "small" shaft.

Dave

> I'm going to be doing a cap & rotor
change here in a few months and have
> verified that mine are (on
the right side, at least) the push-on type.
> 
> What's
the procedure for removal?  I know on 944s, with "push on"
> rotors, one usually had to destroy the old one with a hammer to get
it
> off.  Same for the V8?
> 
> As for my
starter.............. broke another 10mm box end wrench, but
> did
get that bolt out on my last one.  Liberally coated the bolts with
> anti-seize before installation of new starter.  Flywheel looked a
bit
> chewed on but no troubles.
> 
> Old starter
would have the gear easily slip-slop back and forth in its
>
housing.  I reckon a PO burned up the starter by trying to start the
car
> regardless of the bad flywheel sensor.  "Well gee, it's
not starting...
> let's keep on
crankcrankcrankcrankcranksizzlecrankcrankcrank."
> 
>
At $3.40/gal for regular unleaded, I'm moving on to a new oxygen
sensor...
> Scott Simmons
> 
> cobram at juno.com
wrote:
> 
>>Back on Wed, 9 Jul 2003 my computer says I
wrote:
>>
>>"There are two rotors used on the
V8Q's, you have to visually check to
>>match it up.
>>
>>Bosch 04 214 has the set screw hole and is black
in color (shared with
>>the Yugo of all cars)
>>
>>Bosch 04 310 is the "push on-glued on rotor"  also
listed as 1234332399,
>>burnt orange color
>>
>>The GTI16V Bosch rotor (052 905 225C and 04170) is the same one
found on
>>a large number of Audi/VW 4 and 5 cylinder models
from 1984-1999.  I
>>don't know how good a substitute it is,
but for the extra $10 I'd opt for
>>the original V8Q Bosch call
number.
>>
>>The 04038 you cited is a BMW
application."
>>
>>I don't know if the numbers
are still valid.
>>I'll do recall that the precise application
you can ask for at your local
>>FLAPS is the 90 VW Golf GTI
(2.0L, 16v).  Early builds used the Yugo
>>cross reference.  My
first two 1990 V8Q's had a year or so difference in
>>build
date, which might explain the two different shaft sizes.  Of course
>>the Audi SHAFT SIZE was always very large, you could ONLY
officially buy
>>the rotors as part of the entire distributor
assembly.  ;-)
>>
>>BCNU,
>>http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
>>
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