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camaropower
03-02-2004, 10:30 PM
Hi all,

Just have to share my close call tonight.

I was having a suspect problem with my timing, found it tonight with my future father in law.

Loosened the distributor clamp - set the timing, tightened it up - keep tightening - WTF?! The intake was $%*%$ stripped. The intake is an aluminum Edelbrock Performer.

The bolt was pretty short - only screwed up the top few threads - we were able to carefully get a longer bolt started (which I luckily had sitting in my extra part tool box) and tightened up!

Fixed my timing problem quite nicely too - wonder how long the distributor has been bolted in like that.

Got to like it when everything works out - I was really dreading my alternatives (fixable, but not fun).

Grant
79 Z28
03-02-2004, 10:39 PM
good to hear it turned out good like that, easy fixes are the best. but the worst case scenerio is a tap for the hole. not that bad to do still, but more work. good thing it was the easy way :)
CamaroRobZ28beer
03-02-2004, 10:43 PM
good to hear it turned out good like that, easy fixes are the best. but the worst case scenerio is a tap for the hole. not that bad to do still, but more work. good thing it was the easy way :)


Easy fix=Moltov Cocktail and buying a new car
79 Z28
03-02-2004, 10:47 PM
good to hear it turned out good like that, easy fixes are the best. but the worst case scenerio is a tap for the hole. not that bad to do still, but more work. good thing it was the easy way :)


Easy fix=Moltov Cocktail and buying a new car
na, mixing the cocktail, lighting it and throwing it is about as much work as turning a tap :P
CamaroRobZ28beer
03-02-2004, 10:50 PM
good to hear it turned out good like that, easy fixes are the best. but the worst case scenerio is a tap for the hole. not that bad to do still, but more work. good thing it was the easy way :)


Easy fix=Moltov Cocktail and buying a new car
na, mixing the cocktail, lighting it and throwing it is about as much work as turning a tap :P

but wheres the flames with the tap huh? THE FLAMES.
79 Z28
03-02-2004, 11:17 PM
lol :P
camaropower
03-03-2004, 08:37 AM
Yes, EASY = BETTER.

Tap, helicoil, yes - I know. But I'd probably have to A - pull the distributor (not THAT big a deal), or B - remove the intake = REAL PAIN IN THE ASS.

30 minutes of stressing and getting the longer bolt to work was definately better than missing poker night tonight and possibly a few more if it was option B!

G
Mr. TroPiCal
03-03-2004, 01:00 PM
my cat's breath smells like catfood