Broke ear where distributor cap screws into distributor

bigfootchiro said:

Me too lol. I run DashCommand app on iPhone, and a Foseal wifi OBD reader with GM extension pack. $30 in total and you can see practically every parameter that truck has to offer.

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Big Poppa Pump said:

I was doing the super simple job of changing my cap and rotor. I must have put too much torque on the screw on the side you can see and cracked the ear that receives the screw to hold the distributor cover to the distributor. I did not realize it was also plastic. Any ideas to fix it? I put it all back together and it starts and runs no problem. However, this has got to be totally unreliable and will end up a moisture problem. Do I have to change out the distributor?

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Big Poppa Pump said:

I was doing the super simple job of changing my cap and rotor. I must have put too much torque on the screw on the side you can see and cracked the ear that receives the screw to hold the distributor cover to the distributor. I did not realize it was also plastic. Any ideas to fix it? I put it all back together and it starts and runs no problem. However, this has got to be totally unreliable and will end up a moisture problem. Do I have to change out the distributor?

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gemarsh said:

I know I'm late to the party, but I can tell you there are a couple of them running around with plastic zip ties holding them on. One was a repair it during winter. Got sold and new owner still running it for 11 years now.

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