Trouble with removing dristibutor
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From: Lisle Illinois
Car: 95 SHO. 87 IROC red 69 Vette blue
Engine: 3.0 Yamahammer.5.7 TPI L98, 350
Transmission: mtx4 ,700r4, 4speed,
Axle/Gears: 3.27, 3.73
Trouble with removing dristibutor
its an l98 and i cant get a wrench or anything down there to loosen up the hold down for the dist. is there any other tools or easy ways to do this?
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From: Mercedes Norte, Heredia, Costa Rica
Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 383 Carb
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
Re: Trouble with removing dristibutor
A distributor wrench, a crows-foot, or bend an open-end wrench to fit.
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From: Tucson, Arizona
Car: 1987 Z28 Camaro
Engine: 5.7 performance crate motor/TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: Stock posi
Re: Trouble with removing dristibutor
I use an a flex head gear wrench and double up another wrench on the open end to get more leverage
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From: Lisle Illinois
Car: 95 SHO. 87 IROC red 69 Vette blue
Engine: 3.0 Yamahammer.5.7 TPI L98, 350
Transmission: mtx4 ,700r4, 4speed,
Axle/Gears: 3.27, 3.73
Re: Trouble with removing dristibutor
the dist. wrench fits there but i cant turn it theres too much stuff in the way
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From: Hebron, KY
Car: 1992 RS Heritage
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: TCI 700r4
Re: Trouble with removing dristibutor
A crows foot can get to it, or you'll have to remove the coil and egr solenoid. It's tight even then, but doable.
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From: Lisle Illinois
Car: 95 SHO. 87 IROC red 69 Vette blue
Engine: 3.0 Yamahammer.5.7 TPI L98, 350
Transmission: mtx4 ,700r4, 4speed,
Axle/Gears: 3.27, 3.73
Re: Trouble with removing dristibutor
well i got it out the magnetic pickup coil was all rusty and one of the wires came off so i relpaced the pickup coil and put it all back toghether and the car still has no spark, its a new igniton coil and it gets power when the battery is on but there is still no spark. any ideas???
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