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Old 12-05-2005, 12:29 PM
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my (94 del sol s) distributor has 3 spots for bolts but there are only 2 bolts holding it in? my 2000 accord is the same way for some reason... will i be alright with just 2 bolts?
Old 12-05-2005, 12:32 PM
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honda made 3 spots for a reason, if they think 2 was good, then 2 would of been made
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2 is good enough. if you wanna feel good just put in the 3rd one
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ITB &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">2 is good enough. if you wanna feel good just put in the 3rd one</TD></TR></TABLE>

If there are 3 places where bolts can be put on, I would suggest putting on all 3.
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for my accord... only 2 line up. the 3rd 1 is just there. but on my del sol, i kinda stripped it with the wrong screw that's why i'm asking.
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i run 1 just for convience it hasent moved on me but you should be fine with 2
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BiG Chris &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i run 1 just for convience it hasent moved on me but you should be fine with 2</TD></TR></TABLE>

are you serious?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by idriveadelsol7 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are you serious? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I know quite a few people that run with one haha. Motors are fine.
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I could never drive a car with just one bolt holding in my distributor. Personally, i would make sure all three were in
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by swifty4u &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I know quite a few people that run with one haha. Motors are fine. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i'm just asking because i thought he was just messing around. i guess i'll keep it at 2 unless i find a thinner and longer bolt i can put a nut at the end up because that **** is totally stripped.
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just get a bolt from home depot.. jesus. it's like 20 cents... you're cheaper than me even lol
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yea im serious 1 is fine
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You can also use zipties on the other hole(s) for that little extra peace of mind. I would suggest, however, that you use all three factory bolts because it's a great safeguard and - honestly - you don't manually change your timing with any frequency.
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you only really need 2 bolts, as long as they are properly tightend, nothings gonna move. im only using 2 right now, i lost one of them when i was putting in my cams. been running fine for almost a year now
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