Stuck dizzy
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From: Oak Harbor, OH
Stuck dizzy
Hey guys I have an issue in my van. It's a 1992 with a 351w and the dizzy has welded itself to the intake.. How can I get it to losen up without damaging either part?
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I know I have bad luck, but yours must be worse than mine. I have never heard of a distributor welding itself to the intake. I feel your pain. I wish I knew how to help. Just how bad did it weld itself anyway? Maybe the answer can help somebody tell you if the dizzy is worth salvaging or what.
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From: Oak Harbor, OH
It can be turned. But not very far, it requires a huge pair of channel lock pliers. It's not fun when you're trying to set the timing and keep missing the mark by about 5 degrees, I'd like to put a new timing set in the beast and bump the timing up to about 13 degrees. But of I can't get the dizzy to unlock itself it will be pointless.
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From: East Flat Rock NC
I would spray pb baster were it goes though the block , I have ran into this
in the past I take a rubber handle hammer and let the end touch the intake
and the mid handle under (dist) body and pry lightly.You can turn the engine a
small amount at a time with a breaker bar.
P.S. have you tryed it with the engine hot, it may make a differents!
in the past I take a rubber handle hammer and let the end touch the intake
and the mid handle under (dist) body and pry lightly.You can turn the engine a
small amount at a time with a breaker bar.
P.S. have you tryed it with the engine hot, it may make a differents!
