Distributor Cap and Rotor Replacement (1987-1995 Chevy TBI)

[@seanhole7314]

Pov you came here to fix your clapped c/k truck and you realize you have 3rd gen Camaro bones 😂 love chevy

[@sithlrd7]

Haha

[@miterbox9491]

Damn straight.

[@enriquearanda5845]

Clapped out G20 van in my case lol

[@jeffreyhanks6149]

Thanks man great video fixing to do one now thanks

[@cj8172]

Hi I went to do this on my 95 Chevy C1500 5.7L today but could not get the rotor off, she's super stuck on there. Any ideas for getting it off without damaging anything in the process? Thanks for the vid.

[@barrygordon1173]

Yeah pull...it will come off

[@Officiallostsouls]

Carefully Hammer it off into the side of the plastic with a wood chisel or knife closer to the side that will have the metal shim thing and just pry or pull after

[@edster6901]

This is the man without his help I couldn't do my full carburetor rebuild it came out excellent 👌

[@ashtraybabyhead9126]

How would you know your cap and rotor are bad versus the entire distributor?

[@3rdGenGuy]

ignition would still be spotty. like timing randomly moving around miss fires you can look on thirdgen.org for ways to test distributors.

[@tdizzle552]

Best I’ve seen

[@jessesantos4600]

Why did you not have to find top dead center? I thought that was something required on and distributor and rotor replacement?

[@3rdGenGuy]

the rotor only fits on 1 way. it can't be misaligned. it's not like a old school Dizzy

[@tristen6186]

very helpful

[@damianorosco3393]

I need some help big time. Long read but you will get details. 1989 Camaro IROC-Z with the 305 TBI. I had a misfire in one or more of the cylinders. I found three of my spark plug wires were burned, ripped and literally pieces of s***. So here is what I did Installed new cap and rotor from Standard, noticed my rotor was pointing at #4. Applied spark plug wires incorrectly and never started. I thought I flooded the engine. Pulled the plugs, only a tad bit of fuel was on the plugs so it wasn’t bad, but cleaned them anyways. I left throttle body open all night so fuel can evaporate. Tried again the evening, nothing. Starter fluid didn’t even help but it did ignite a small fire. I then tested the E3 spark plugs and had spark, but faint. Swapped those babies out with AC Delco but cylinder 5 was an absolute pain in the ass because the headers were blocking and rubbing on the wire boot. Exchanged those for Accel shortys, and bam. Easy fix. Still doesn’t start… I opened up the distri cap and see my rotor is now facing #3. Plenty of battery power and fuel, but this thing will NOT start. I have no idea what this could be. Someone has mentioned my timing is now off, but I never pulled the whole distributor out. Any help will do.

[@3rdGenGuy]

my guess is you mixed up the plug wires or rotor somehow. it's easy to accidently do.

[@damianorosco3393]

@@3rdGenGuy thanks for the reply and answer. turns out I did just that, you are right. The timing was off. I had to to get the harmonic balancer to get zero and make the rotor get to TDC. Then rewire it. Turns out I was off by one terminal all the way around. I’ve been starting it every morning to burn off at fuel that was sitting for a while.

[@joshuaradke9819]

I followed the exact same steps but now mine will only turn over but not start any ideas by chance?

[@MadAtMax.300Blackout]

What did it end up being?

[@wyattoconnor9645]

Hey I did the cap and rotor on my 87 350 tbi motor and I didn't clean it with a wire brush like you did could that cause the truck not to run might be a dumb question but I'm running out idea and can't figure out why it ran before I did it but not after

[@3rdGenGuy]

maybe, maybe not man. Hard to say. old cars don't run perfectly unfortunately.

[@wyattoconnor9645]

@@3rdGenGuy I appreciate it

[@LeeGoodFella007]

One of the screws that holds the cap on broke off 😭 of course it’s the one closest to the firewall so it’s a pain to get to

[@benjaminrn9633]

Excellent,thanks friend

[@LaZarusXtnct]

What happens if I plug in the wires to the cap completely wrong and try to start it?

[@3rdGenGuy]

it'll misfire of pop a bit. no biggie

[@LaZarusXtnct]

@@3rdGenGuy thanks

[@timothydriggers5312]

What would cause the truck to lose power after doing a full tune up i did plugs wire cap distributor and rotor button it idles fine but once you give gas to go down the road it down in power

[@3rdGenGuy]

could be a million things man. ur gonna have to start testing stuff and work from there. fuel air spark exe.

[@chad7789]

Crossed wires, search firing order online for your vehicle.

[@HandMadeWrath]

@3rdgenguy is this firing order the same for a caprice of the same era? Mines a 93

[@3rdGenGuy]

if you have a small block chevy v8 yes, those have the same firing order.

[@teflon_don93]

I have an 89 c1500. Would I noticed that you didn't use a timing light. Is this required?

[@gunsnstuff11]

No but if you were to replace the actual distributor itself then yea you would need to but you should be fine

[@shrek22]

Does the actual distributor ever have to be replaced? Vs just the rotor and cap.

[@3rdGenGuy]

sometimes. if the gear or bearings inside get worn out.

[@davebarron5939]

Have you contemplated an LS swap?

[@3rdGenGuy]

getting the money ready for one yes. every step will be documented probably 10+ videos for-sure

[@davebarron5939]

@@3rdGenGuy SWEET! I am doing the same thing (saving up the money). Will watch with great interest your future vids. I love your attention to detail. Purely my opinion, take all the time and go over every detail, I have been planning mine (getting educated and buying parts) for two years now. One detail, I am now looking at a 6 speed auto, with my used 06 LQ9. ONWARD!

[@Mr.Noisewater]

I heard if you delete your air pump/smog pump you get more HP. Is this true and if so is it worth it?

[@3rdGenGuy]

Smog pumps don't rob horsepower. however they look ugly and take up space and weight about 15lbs. it's up to you if you want to remove it or not

[@ianscheurer]

@@3rdGenGuy this ^^^^

[@luisanaya9327]

@@3rdGenGuy lol thankfully my buddy removed it for me for the same reason literally just gets in the way .

[@玄野計-l8c]

I like your videos👍👍👍

[@Teddy-hq2nw]

I replaced my dist and rotor but now the car misfires and sounds like an old harley (stumbling and vibrating the car) what did I do wrong? I've put the right firing order on the dist ..I'm completely stumped.

[@3rdGenGuy]

probably an incorrect wire order. just swapping 1 wire will make the engine misfire.

[@Dave-lg5oz]

Make sure all wires are connected properly on both ends as well, and proper plugs were installed if changed

[@tresiii20011]

Can you do a video on how to remove the whole distributor?

[@3rdGenGuy]

I don't have that engine anymore sry. the dizzy has 1 bolt on the block and it pulls out. not hard at all.

[@dillonbrown7382]

Nah you made the button coke off a little to easy for my liking 😂

[@dillonbrown7382]

Come ***

[@mythird567ps]

This guy's is a billion times better than chris fix

[@3rdGenGuy]

Wish I has ChrisFix's view counts ha ha

[@mythird567ps]

@3rdGenGuy I don't blame you man. Just people are sheeple they flock to the stupidest and non informing people

[@garrettknight8550]

What size socket did you use to remove the two bolts on the cap?

[@3rdGenGuy]

i can never remember, but it was a small standard

[@davidvazquez1951]

@@3rdGenGuy 5.5m

[@guyrogers6225]

Big block 7.4 Phillips screwdriver

[@matthewgibbs1366]

They're usually a Phillips

[@davidwebster8575]

What size is the cap screws

[@3rdGenGuy]

no idea. some weirdly small socket size.

[@user-lm5ix6tj8n]

What size of of screw is it?

[@3rdGenGuy]

5.5mm I think. a weird size.

[@MikeM275]

7/32

[@gustavogarza3644]

No help thank you

[@3rdGenGuy]

explain what you didn't understand about a GM rotor replacement?