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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sthon
It looks like that might be the case, kind of strange since this is the OEM dist out of the '92 engine. I guess maybe there is a slight difference on the '98 block or it's because of the high flow oil pump. Either way it's a 20 year old dist and it shows. I'll be replacing it today.
Hmmmm. Mine was the high flow pump also..
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
Hmmmm. Mine was the high flow pump also..
Wouldn't happen to be a sealed power pump?

http://napaonline.com/Catalog/Catalo...505_0191882089
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by sthon
Wouldn't happen to be a sealed power pump?

http://napaonline.com/Catalog/Catalo...505_0191882089
Don't remember.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 02:31 PM
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still cant get it to run right...

should i have swapped balancers?
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jhinderliter
still cant get it to run right...

should i have swapped balancers?
Nope.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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the idle is rough and it wont R up at all...
it still runs like its a tooth off but ive tried indexing it every way imaginable..
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jhinderliter
the idle is rough and it wont R up at all...
it still runs like its a tooth off but ive tried indexing it every way imaginable..
Have you read the second part of Post #3 about indexing the distributor?

Does this help you?

Setting Your 4.0 at #1 TDC
 
With #1 spark plug removed, turn the engine over clockwise using the 3/4" front crankshaft bolt. You will see the degree marks on your front cover. You will see the timing mark on the balancer. Mark them with chalk or white-out. While turning the engine over, put your finger/thumb over #1 spark plug hole. As the mark on the balancer approaches the marks on the front cover, if you are coming up on #1 TDC, pressure in the cylinder will push on your finger. If there's no pressure, you're at #6 TDC and need to crank the engine over until you see the marks coming together and you get pressure. Set the mark on the balancer to the 0 mark on the front cover.
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Old Sep 17, 2012 | 10:11 PM
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yea i saw that... it wont even start when its 180 out...
i removed the retaining bolt at idle and tried turning the dist to see if i could get any improvement either way and i couldnt...

it sure seems like its a tooth off tho, or i picked up a miss somehow during the swap... but i drove both of em into the driveway...
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 06:20 PM
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appreciate the help guys...

got home today and got back to basics...

fuel press checked good , ohms tested the CPS and it checked out...

replaced cap , rotor, wires and plugs...

ive figured out the 3 & 4 have no spark...

any ideas?

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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 06:44 PM
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Do these help?

BTW, If you have spark at all, I don't suspect your CPS, but the ohms test is not a good one to use.
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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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the wires are good...

im not getting why 3 & 4 arent getting any spark... wierd...
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 12:53 AM
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3&4? I believe the Renix CPS picks up a signal from the flywheel every 60 degrees. Cylinders 3 and then 4 fire on 180 degrees rotation- thus would use the same trigger point on the flywheel, no? Is your flywheel damaged?
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 02:31 AM
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It IS 1&6 3&4, and 2&5. I'd sure think it is something simple though..if that trigger wasn't working could that be picked up at the injector pulse?

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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 06:13 AM
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3&4? I believe the Renix CPS picks up a signal from the flywheel every 60 degrees. Cylinders 3 and then 4 fire on 180 degrees rotation- thus would use the same trigger point on the flywheel, no? Is your flywheel damaged?

That SHOULD be able to be checked by checking for AC voltage while cranking using an analog meter, right?
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Originally Posted by Radi
3&4? I believe the Renix CPS picks up a signal from the flywheel every 60 degrees. Cylinders 3 and then 4 fire on 180 degrees rotation- thus would use the same trigger point on the flywheel, no? Is your flywheel damaged?
not that im aware of...i swapped it from a running engine...
that flywheel bolt pattern looked like it only went on one way..
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