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Old 10-18-2006, 12:51 PM
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Oil has been leaking out of my distributor area and it finally gave up. I'm assuming its my distributor o-ring. Can my distributor still be used if I change the O-ring or is the distributor a goner?
Old 10-18-2006, 01:48 PM
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There are two places oil leaks from the distributor area:

Distributor o-ring

Internal seal inside distributor itself

Easy way to check which is leaking is to pull the dist. cap off and see if you have any oil inside the distributor itself or the cap. If you have inside the distributor it's the entire distributor that needs to be replaced, not just an o-ring. If it's dry inside then you'll need just a new o-ring around the shaft of the dist. where the cam meets it.

I suggest http://www.distributorking.com for a good, complete distributor. They come complete with base, coil, ignitor, cap, rotor, and new o-ring ready to pop in place.
Old 10-18-2006, 04:16 PM
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Thanks. I just pulled it and changed the o-ring but found out that its not sparking so I'm going to go get a new distributor.
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