Is this a pretty straight forward job? I figure you remove the two pulleys and put the new one on, right? I think I may be missing something. did I hear something about removing the distributor?

Ah.. if you mean the pullys for the belts.. that's just the start of it.

You then get to pull the harmonic balancer, drop the front of the oil pan and pull the timing cover. No the distributor does not have to come out.. but that's about all.

[This message has been edited by jcb999 (edited July 09, 2001).]

You don't have to drop the pan, you just pull the timing cover from the top, it will roll out of the pan.

Grind the corners of the timing cover where it has the front oil pan seal lip until it will slide into the block. Do this before you have it ready to install, kind of a test fit.

The cover will roll right back into place.

I never use the new front oil pan gasket they supply, I always use a fat bead of silicon.

Make sure all surfaces are clean and dry and you won't have a problem.

As far as the timing set is concerned, just line up the 2 dots on the old set before you remove it, and install the new set the same.

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[This message has been edited by Engineboy (edited July 09, 2001).]