Re: Dist, adjustment blocked!

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> All the talk on the list about advancing things made me try to fiddle with
> the distributor timing on my 87 5Kq. One problem: there is some sort of
> plate rivited over the hold down bolt. Will I have to drill or chisel the
> top of the rivet off or is there some other way? Thanks.

Oh boy did I go there!  My 87 5ks parts car was the same way.  I
pried/jimmied/cussed the plate up until I could remove the dist. for a
buyer.  Seemed weird.  BTW, nothing else broke while I fought with it. 
I would say grind off the rivet on a running car.

BUT, don't the later cars have computer controlled timing anyway???  You
won't achieve anything by turning the distributor so why bother tearing
that plate off?  Maybe that's why it's there...

-- 
Huw Powell

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