blacktibby07

easy fix or no?

EJeff8

Replace distributor O - ring. Done.

blacktibby07

ive never pulled distributor off before...

is it just removing bolts and replace or does it have to go back on a certain way?

EJeff8

Distributor bolts on one way for the engine to work right. I do not know if you'll have to reset your timing however...

grumblemarc

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Maybe get a whiteout pen and mark the position of the distributor if you're uneasy.

instructor74

Where is it leaking from? Is it leaking from around the distributor or inside the distributor you really need to remove the cap to tell if oil is on the inside of the cap = bad distributor seal. oil only on the outside distributor O-ring/ bad valve cover gasket. the distributor only goes in one way it is keyed. I have used a marker to mark where it lines up befor taking off the distributor.

9secondcivic

get a perment marker and mark where ur distributor is right now to keep ur correct ignition timing....the take out the drizzy and change the o-ring and that should do it....

brucepick

I've been fighting with the two distributor harness connectors. Which one do I press in on and which one do I pull out on the locking tab thing?

94EG8

Pull out on the lack tab and remove the connector off the metal braket, then you can squeeze the on the other tab and you can unplug the distributor.

brucepick

OK. I pulled on metal spring tab so the connector comes off the bracket.

Then press on the plastic connector tabs so the connectors come apart? There's a large and a small gray one. They don't want to come apart yet.

94EG8

Both tabs are plastic, the one to remove it from the bracket you have pull out, the plugs wont unplug as long as they are on the bracket.

brucepick

Aha. Pull connector off bracket FIRST.

And the harness wires are so short, when I did it once before, I couldn't separate them till after I got the dizzy off the engine. Then I had some slack in the wires to work with.