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Jan 16, 2014 | 11:38 AM

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monkey jason

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I am putting new duraspark distributor in my 300 inline 6, goes in fine but last 1/8 inch. i'm not sure if it's bottoming or oring is real tight. where could i press without breaking something? any help would be appreciated.

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Jan 16, 2014 | 02:43 PM

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It should go on in with little pressure. Your oil pump shaft is probably not lined up. See if you can grab the fan belt and turn the engine a little bit. It may drop in then.

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