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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 06:22 PM
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Well after spittin and spudderin, i found my waterpump to be bad, so when i went to replace i checked the distributor and low and behold, when i took off the unit there was oil all inside the housing where the optical sensor is, and my cap was in pretty bad shape, so i bought an MSD pro bullet cap and rotor.

But my question is, is my optical sensor bad to?! i cleaned up all the oil, i used low pressure air to clean it out and the timing wheel to, its as clean as can be now, im just wondering if i should put it back on with my new cap and rotor? or should i bite the bullet and buy a new opti??? what are the chances of it being bad?
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 06:24 PM
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oh and yes i replaced all the timing seals, but the one behind the distributor was in the worse shape of them all, i guess thats how the oil got inside?
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 07:25 PM
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In my opinion if there is any doubt just change it. As you know it isn't an easy task getting to it. I would just replace it with the GM factory replacement.
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by speed_demon24
lol really? where do i get that and how do i use it?
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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Or yea you could do that. LOL
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