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Ok I’m brand spanking new to the forum so I’m not sure if this is the place to post new questions or not so if this is the wrong place forgive me and I will cut and paste all of this into the right area. Ok I have a 1993 Honda Accord Lx. Oil started coming out my distributor so I replaced it. I didn’t have the money to buy a OEM Honda part so I had to settle for a Cardone. My question is what if you forgot to mark your old distributor and can’t remember what position the rotor was in when you took it off? Yep…I’m an idiot for not doing this. So what do I do now? I have spark at the plugs but it won’t start.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Buck
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Cardone products are still great quality when used in place of OEM. I don’t know much, but I think you might need to get a hold of a timing light to set the correct timing for spark.
The keyway for the distributor is offset so you really aren’t able to install it incorrectly, if it won’t go on one way spin it around 180
[quote]Quoted From EricTheCarGuy:
The keyway for the distributor is offset so you really aren’t able to install it incorrectly, if it won’t go on one way spin it around 180
use 17mm or 19mm socket to turn the crank pully counter clockwise and set cylinder no. 1 at top dead center. match the TDC marking from the crank pulley to the marking of the timing belt cover. then install the distributor. once you have the distributer in place, use the timing light to set the distributer and correct you ignition timing. :stick:
watch this video to set timing
http://www.ericthecarguy.com/videos/7-videos/30-engine?start=45&videuse 17mm or 19mm socket to turn the crank pully counter clockwise and set cylinder no. 1 at top dead center. match the TDC marking from the crank pulley to the marking of the timing belt cover. then install the distributor. once you have the distributer in place, use the timing light to set the distributer and correct you ignition timing. :stick:
watch this video to set timing
http://www.ericthecarguy.com/videos/7-videos/30-engine?start=45&vide
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