How Hard to Change a Distributor
04-16-2009, 01:10 PM
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I like how in the write up it stated" There is a bolt behind the a/c pulley" even thought its actually the power steering pulley lol.. Oh well we all make mistakes
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ok i'll check all of those tomorrow first, before I start removing everything again. I thought I might need to take the distributor out and get it back to TDC then put the distributor back in.
04-17-2009, 04:23 AM
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My car didn't have emissions and all the extra bs crap on it, but yeah I honestly could do them in 45 minutes. I also pulled that entire motor/tranny out in an hour and 15 minutes, I've done MANY of these, know exact bolt sizes off the top of my head and don't screw around. 
04-17-2009, 06:41 AM
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I realize that at 57 years of age, I don't have the "energy" for these projects that I used to have, but all the mechanical experience I've acquired over the years helps me "cut to the chase" on some jobs. But an Opti change in 45 minutes??
I was chasing down an ignition glitch on my '96 Z-28 over the winter, while the car was off the road. I had the Opti out a couple of times. I know that working in a cold garage isn't ideal, and can slow you down a bit. But after the first removal, I knew EVERY step, and every tool I needed, so that saved time. But it still took me closer to 1.5-2 hours, from initial drain of the radiator to car-running.
04-17-2009, 10:02 AM
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My car didn't have emissions and all the extra bs crap on it, but yeah I honestly could do them in 45 minutes. I also pulled that entire motor/tranny out in an hour and 15 minutes, I've done MANY of these, know exact bolt sizes off the top of my head and don't screw around.
Not to be an "azzhat", but does your car have a water pump on it? Just draining the cooling system, refilling and "burping" it, will take 20-30 minutes all by itself.....
I realize that at 57 years of age, I don't have the "energy" for these projects that I used to have, but all the mechanical experience I've acquired over the years helps me "cut to the chase" on some jobs. But an Opti change in 45 minutes??
I was chasing down an ignition glitch on my '96 Z-28 over the winter, while the car was off the road. I had the Opti out a couple of times. I know that working in a cold garage isn't ideal, and can slow you down a bit. But after the first removal, I knew EVERY step, and every tool I needed, so that saved time. But it still took me closer to 1.5-2 hours, from initial drain of the radiator to car-running.
I realize that at 57 years of age, I don't have the "energy" for these projects that I used to have, but all the mechanical experience I've acquired over the years helps me "cut to the chase" on some jobs. But an Opti change in 45 minutes??
I was chasing down an ignition glitch on my '96 Z-28 over the winter, while the car was off the road. I had the Opti out a couple of times. I know that working in a cold garage isn't ideal, and can slow you down a bit. But after the first removal, I knew EVERY step, and every tool I needed, so that saved time. But it still took me closer to 1.5-2 hours, from initial drain of the radiator to car-running.