85 Iroc with 5.7l TPI distributor, ICM, EST issue
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85 Iroc with 5.7l TPI distributor, ICM, EST issue
I am getting a code 42, I removed the cap to find my rotor and cap both damaged and the top of the shaft where the rotor screws in to is bent, I am going to replace all 3 but I am not sure what one to get, the only distributor that I can find online that fits is one that is meant for a 305 TPI not a 5.7 TPI. My current ICM is also a 7 pin ICM and the only distributors that have a 7 pin are for the 305 TPI also, are they interchangable?
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Re: 85 Iroc with 5.7l TPI distributor, ICM, EST issue
That's because there wasn't an 85 5.7 TPI car as far as a Camaro goes. Find out what engine your car came out of. Does it have center bolt heads? If so its an 87-92 engine if its in fact a 350
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Re: 85 Iroc with 5.7l TPI distributor, ICM, EST issue
I've tried running the numbers but none add up, I know the 85s didnt come with the 5.7. I do have center bolt heads, my casting number on the back of my block doesnt match up with my engine stamp on the front passenger side head.
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Re: 85 Iroc with 5.7l TPI distributor, ICM, EST issue
Wont a distributor from a 305 TPI work with a 5.7 TPI? That's my main concern, if it's the wrong distributor that would explain my issue and then I will need to re wire for the correct one or do I just buy the exact same one for a 305 TPI since that's what it's currently set up for?
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Re: 85 Iroc with 5.7l TPI distributor, ICM, EST issue
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Re: 85 Iroc with 5.7l TPI distributor, ICM, EST issue
Note that only GM distributor and ICM should be used. A good NAPA or O'Rilley (sp!) all brass terminal cap and rotor can be used.
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Re: 85 Iroc with 5.7l TPI distributor, ICM, EST issue
So the one pictured above I shouldn't get? That's the one that is currently in my car
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Re: 85 Iroc with 5.7l TPI distributor, ICM, EST issue
I'm not sure what is causing the code 42, the distributor in the picture is the one I currently have now so I will just buy the same one and swap out the old one. ECM is brand new, ICM is tested and good, so I'm just going to replace the distributor, cap and rotor and re time the car and hope that fixes my issue. The top of the shaft where to rotor screws in is bent and it damaged me cap and rotor
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Re: 85 Iroc with 5.7l TPI distributor, ICM, EST issue
Follow the flow chart
http://www.chevythunder.com/est_code_42.htm
http://www.chevythunder.com/est_code_42.htm
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Re: 85 Iroc with 5.7l TPI distributor, ICM, EST issue
Follow the flow chart
http://www.chevythunder.com/est_code_42.htm
http://www.chevythunder.com/est_code_42.htm
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