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old Chevy guy · 07-09-2008, 06:10 PM

I had to take the distributer out after I first bought the truck,the truck had no spark so someone said to try the pickup so I changed it and when I went to put the cap back on the ear on the side of the distributer body that the screws go into split open and broke off.I found one in the junkyard but the part on top of the shaft that the roter goes on was bent so I had to change the shaft into it from my distributor.I love my GM's but why do they make the distributer out of plastic?

07-09-2008, 06:10 PM	#7
old Chevy guy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Foster Rhode Island Posts: 1,176	Re: 5.7 Vortec Timing Problems Please Help!!! I had to take the distributer out after I first bought the truck,the truck had no spark so someone said to try the pickup so I changed it and when I went to put the cap back on the ear on the side of the distributer body that the screws go into split open and broke off.I found one in the junkyard but the part on top of the shaft that the roter goes on was bent so I had to change the shaft into it from my distributor.I love my GM's but why do they make the distributer out of plastic?