| Re: [GMCnet] hei cap orientation [message #328383 is a reply to message #328379] |
Fri, 19 January 2018 07:34   |
Ken Henderson
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Registered: March 2004
Location: Americus, GA
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Trevor,
After being idle that long, there's a very good chance the centrifugal
weights in the distributor have frozen up with rust. Remove the cap and
check/lubricate them.
Ken H.
On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 12:10 AM, Trevor Pordage
wrote:
> i am trying to get my coach running after sitting for about 4 years. it is
> idling rough and backfires under load.has hei dist and has been converted
> to throttlebody fuel injection. i was going to pull the plugs and do a
> compression test but noticed that the cap is 180 degrees out. it was
> obviously
> working ok when i bought it and i havnt touched it since getting it here .
> just would like to know the reason for this. i assume this is because it is
> a dist. out of a car and the cap has not been notched to spin 180 degrees.
> am i correct
> --
>
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