distributor hold down clamp question plz help!!
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Car: 91 Camaro RS(RealSlow)
Engine: 3.1L
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: unknown/mostlikelycrappy
distributor hold down clamp question plz help!!
If anyone has their engine open up to intake manifold,
I have a really simple question that will give me a good night sleep
since my last engine job(intake manifold gasket, new lifters),
I'm getting what it sounds like a backfire or a knock.. not sure which one but its pretty loud.
"And I am missing my distrbutor hold down clamp"
I bought a new one and used it, but I can never find my old one..
I have zero compression from cyl 1 and 3.
my car is a v6 so I know my manifold holes could be little smaller
than most of ur v8's, but my question is that:
is the distributor hold down clamp small enough to enter or slide into,
either the distrbutor housing hole, or the intake manifold holes?
Its either I overtightened my rocker or I dropped the clamp and I knocked it so Im just scared to death as im too broke for another engine and a bit too rookie to swap an engine myself.. or rebuild them.
in advance to u all for ur support.. thanks
I have a really simple question that will give me a good night sleep
since my last engine job(intake manifold gasket, new lifters),
I'm getting what it sounds like a backfire or a knock.. not sure which one but its pretty loud.
"And I am missing my distrbutor hold down clamp"
I bought a new one and used it, but I can never find my old one..
I have zero compression from cyl 1 and 3.
my car is a v6 so I know my manifold holes could be little smaller
than most of ur v8's, but my question is that:
is the distributor hold down clamp small enough to enter or slide into,
either the distrbutor housing hole, or the intake manifold holes?
Its either I overtightened my rocker or I dropped the clamp and I knocked it so Im just scared to death as im too broke for another engine and a bit too rookie to swap an engine myself.. or rebuild them.
in advance to u all for ur support.. thanks
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
No, the clamp won't fit down the hole. The bolt would though.
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ty very much sonix.. I do have the bolt with me.
ur answer will give me a better sleep now..
ur answer will give me a better sleep now..
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Car: 1990 IROCZ Camaro
Engine: 350 4bbl, 200cc Heads, 270hr Cam
Transmission: 700R4 w/ Trans-Go shift kit.
Axle/Gears: GM 10 bolt Posi
Wont fit, and it's reasons like this that I cover my distributor shaft hole with duct tape when working. Dropped an intake bolt down there one time, took me 30 minutes to fish it out with a magnet...I don't think I was ever more scared in my life.
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Car: 91 Camaro RS(RealSlow)
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thank god of camaros the car is once again alive!
it seems that I over tightened my intake valve on cyl#1 and 3,
that it was just backfiring..
I still cant find the hold down clamp, nor have any idea on where it went,
but i guess im good to go for now!!
ur advice and opinion and yeah it really WAS
the scariest moment in my life lol
it seems that I over tightened my intake valve on cyl#1 and 3,
that it was just backfiring..
I still cant find the hold down clamp, nor have any idea on where it went,
but i guess im good to go for now!!
ur advice and opinion and yeah it really WAS
the scariest moment in my life lol
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