[V8] Distributor rotor replacements

Mark Kalbskopf gbmarc at cox.net
Sun Jan 25 09:11:15 PST 2009


I have decided to go a little deeper at the moment, so I have plenty  
of room.
I'm going to replace the O-rings on the distributors and the blue  
seals beneath them.
(I still think getting the distribs off is a pain though)

On my RHS dist. there is an electrical connector on top which has  
disintegrated. I thing it might be for the Hall sensor, but I'm not  
sure.
Trying to figure out what to do as I guess it means a new distributor  
to replace that connector.  or else I guess I could just strap it into  
place using some plastic ties.

The whole plastic connector issue is a problem at this age, as they  
all seem to crumble.
I have the whole inlet manifold off right now, to get at the water  
pipe below it, and in removing the manifold, there are two electrical  
connectors on the very top of it (I think they might be for the knock  
sensors) which came apart in my hands. In fact the whole length of the  
wire for these has all the plastic cracking up.
Maybe I should replace the sensors too, as I'm here?

Also I notice the ends of the little orange seals on the bottom of the  
fuel injectors has damage on a couple of them.
And maybe I should do the pressure regulator since I have all the  
lines disconnected.  Not to mention the breather hose underneath the  
manifold!
  It never ends!
All the thick vacuum lines (one from the FPR, and one at the rear by  
the airbox, snapped off in my hand because they were so brittle.

Anything else I should do?
Do the injectors ever need cleaning?

Mark.





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