ok...i pulled a distributor tonite from this car that a buddy used to own...now i know he never touched anything...but i pulled the distributor and all and took it home...i popped the cap off and this little sticker came off and said warranty void if module removed...also...i looked underneath and appartently this a remfg distributor...everything looks brand new...the little o-ring is still nice and soft...the gear doesn't even look worn...i was gonna rebuild it myself until discovering this....anything else i should look for or would it sound good to throw it in my car which has the original distributor still???

 

IF it looks as good as it should
Stab it back in & GO!
Rebuild your old original & enjoy the learning project!
Good Score

 

Thanks KED...one thing...i can't find your article on the distributor rebuild...it would be helpful because i don't know what to get or exactly what to do...i'm sure i could figure it out if i had to though...i've tried searching with no luck...so if someone could point me in the right directions it would be great...i'll probably drop it in this weekend or something...but i also have to replace my intake manifold gaskets...so i need a little time for something like that...
thanx

 

I must have offered that response as another person answer, as this is.

That said.
How To Rebuild Your 60* V-6 Distributor the Ea$y.....
IF you have the distributor out here's how.
It's truly simple
By the gear you see a roll pin in the shaft housing
Knock that out.
Everything slides apart now.
You are to replace all you can
Modular
circle thing around shaft

Now on the shaft here's how to "fix it"
Obtain sand paper & brake cleaner.
Spray the shaft & sand paper,
start polishing the shaft
You can tell when you are done. Take your finger nails and feel for any nicks, also. Take a metal file to smooth all nicks on shaft.
Insert the shaft into the housing.
Feel smooth?
Good
Now spray the Brake Cleaner into the Distributor Housing. Insert the shaft to help remove the remaining previous film of grease/lubricants.
Next get some axle grease & apply a FILM of grease on the shaft, insert into housing, spin until free & smooth, move it up & down, too.
Feel proper yet?
Good
Next is all eyes and fingers.
See that pointy item & the spinning shaft part?
Make all the spacing EQUAL AND CLOSE do it by eye & ear.
If you hear a clink, move that pointy part back gently.
Also take DRY sandpaper to this part, you want as little dirt rust etc as possible. Be real about the results & you will know when it's clean and adjusted correctly.
Make sure the grease is ONLY on the shaft going into the housing and reassemble.
Then insert circle part (with the wire plug on end) on housing-FIRST, re-insert shaft, slip in roll pin at base/gear & you are done.
It truly is that simple.
No adjustments except eye & feel & cleanliness!

Removal of distributor if you do not have removed from engine is just as simple.
Bring your engine to TOP DEAD CENTER NUMBER ONE CYLINDER (first one, passenger side of engine block), then remove the distributor.
BUT FIRST NOTING
Location of wires exiting from the housing
POSITION OF THE ROTOR before distributor removal from engine (it's pointed toward the front left of the engine).
ONCE THOSE TWO DETAILS NOTED HOWEVER YA CHOOSE (drawings, pics, etc). remove the distributor.

Reinstall the distributor, in the EXACT SAME POSITION AS REMOVED, and it will fire right up!

Congrats on a great job done!

Cost for distributor rebuild EXCEPT FOR necessary ELECTRICAL PARTS, is almost free.
Carb or Brake Cleaner, sand paper, maybe a metal file.