New Distributor.. Then POP sound!!!
 

So my distributor craps on me (breaks) I got the broken pieces out, install new distributor, plugged the wires up and cranked the car up and heard a loud ass POP. WTF could this be?? Did I blow a fuse because of the wires were plugged in incorrectly????
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why is your distributer pictured lol ? looks like you broke the part that slots into the end of the camshaft !. How I have no clue OEM distributer ?

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Yeah I posted the pics of the broken distributor.. I found it hard to post pics of the loud pop LMAO !!

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so you found what broke, you can either get a new distributer or go to a junk yard and get that little key thing you'll need to undo the snap ring.

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I think I got the loud pop from mixing the Distributor wires

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I forgot to mention.. I replaced the key placed it on the Alternator and plugged in the wires, cranked the car for like 4 seconds and I heard a loud ass POP

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What key on the alternator are we talking about ? have you fixed the distributer issue ? the car won't start unless you do.

Damn i am so confused LMAO!!!!!

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ok ok.. let me repeat the scenario.. My distributor broke. I replaced that key on the distributor. installed the distributor, and I think I mixed the spark plug wires. When I tried starting the car, I heard a loud ass POP sound.

Re: New Alternator.. Then POP sound!!!
 

still missing where the alternator comes into this lol ummm op here try this first:

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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush?

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If by alternator you mean distributor....Have you considered the possibility that you could be 180 deg off. For instance when removed the contact on the rotor was facing north, When you put it back on it could be facing south leaving you SOL.

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THIS^ is very likely the cause

OP you'll have to swap the little key thing it's self vs turning it whilst it's still on the distributer. I've always marked both the little key thing and the distributer it's self kind of like what you do when you mess with the timing.

Re: New Alternator.. Then POP sound!!!
 

you coukdve just fixed the initial post...it still says alternator.

and maybe the loud ass pop was the f'n part breaking.

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First thought that came too mind when i did not see any marks, yellow crayons are cheaper than my labor lol.

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Alternator changed to distributor in thread title and first post.

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Got a new DISTRIBUTOR (lol) Car starts just fine

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When replacing my first distributor I had it 180 off AND spark plug wires in the wrong spot(only 2 lol) the car just refused to start no pop or anything fixed my issues and the car has started up fine ever sense :)

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Broke because it wasnt flush with the cam slot. Like mentioned above 180 degrees off.

The popping noise was probably incorrect firing order.

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It's funny you mention it snapped because it wasn't flush wit the cams... The Distributor broke while I was on the road. and I had that distributor in my car since July 2013.. brand new

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Just throwing ideas afterall you are on here forvhelp right?


Maybe you snapped it cause you have such gobs of torque.

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lol