My Fu@#$% Distributor Broke

4eyedhatch · 12-14-2003, 09:08 PM

my brand new mallory unilite broke while i was driving today, the pin holding the gear on broke so i put the stock dizzy back in and the same shit happened.

**12second5.0** · 12-14-2003, 09:16 PM

hmmm.That is strange!Did you force it down in any way?

4eyedhatch · 12-14-2003, 09:29 PM

nope i set it in and turned over the motor so the cam would pull it in then i cranked the motor to get i back at tdc and saw that the rotor wasnt moving so i pulled out the dizzy and it was broken, same thing happened again when i put the stock dizzy in.

**12second5.0** · 12-14-2003, 09:39 PM

Something is really fawked!Can you see anything wrong with the gears on the cam?

4eyedhatch · 12-14-2003, 09:50 PM

nope, not at all, but obviously there is a serious problem goin on here, the motor does spin clockwise correct, which makes the distributor spin counterc clockwise, how could that gear possibly break off like that?

**12second5.0** · 12-14-2003, 10:26 PM

How long ago was the engine built?

4eyedhatch · 12-14-2003, 10:29 PM

its a rebuilt motor from o'reillys, i think its a couple of years old, but rarely driven, i was told when i bought the car that it had 2500 or so miles on the motor, so about 3500-4000 miles
on it now

**bighoss88lx** · 12-15-2003, 07:18 AM

Sounds like you have the wrong distributor gear on the cam or the wrong distributor gear. Both gears are supposed to be a certian metal (I forget now) also.

Sick88lx · 12-15-2003, 08:54 AM

I bet the distributor gears were brass:gil:

My friend thought he had a billit gear on his 351 Distributor but found out the hard way. Car died at the end of the track and upon inspection the cam chewed the Brass gears off the distributor.

4eyedhatch · 12-15-2003, 03:09 PM

alamo performance says that my oil pump locked causing the distributor to lock but the cam still tried to spin it, which broke the pin

**bighoss88lx** · 12-15-2003, 03:14 PM

Same crap happened on my 65 except it twisted the oil pump shaft off. Bummer man.

**12second5.0** · 12-15-2003, 07:55 PM

I would go ahead and check the oil pump to see if it turns.You can use a 5/16 socket with an adapter and see if it spins.

4eyedhatch · 12-16-2003, 03:14 PM

nope, it didnt turn. looks like i have to pull the motor, or at least lift up a little to get the oil pan off.

i like to look at my guages while i drive and the oil pressure never dropped the car just shut off so im hoping nothings damaged.

4eyedhatch · 12-18-2003, 03:14 PM

well i got the pump off and its jammed, there was some sort of metal spring and remnants in the oil pump and pan.

2k4mk1 · 12-18-2003, 04:44 PM

At the very least after installing the new pump fill it with straight 20w and a filter run it for like 5 mins (idle) and drain and change the oil. Just a suggestion.:jeff:

12-18-2003, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 4eyedhatch
nope, it didnt turn. looks like i have to pull the motor, or at least lift up a little to get the oil pan off.

i like to look at my guages while i drive and the oil pressure never dropped the car just shut off so im hoping nothings damaged.

the stock oil pump guage is electric and reads of a resistor, if you have 7+ psi, it will give you a full pressure reading

:gil:

12-14-2003, 09:08 PM	#1
4eyedhatch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 29 Trader Rating: (0)	My Fu@#$% Distributor Broke my brand new mallory unilite broke while i was driving today, the pin holding the gear on broke so i put the stock dizzy back in and the same shit happened. __________________ 351w

12-14-2003, 09:16 PM	#2
12second5.0 Sie lieben, mich zu hassen! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Marion,Texas Posts: 9,012 Trader Rating: (0)	hmmm.That is strange!Did you force it down in any way? __________________

12-14-2003, 09:29 PM	#3
4eyedhatch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 29 Trader Rating: (0)	nope i set it in and turned over the motor so the cam would pull it in then i cranked the motor to get i back at tdc and saw that the rotor wasnt moving so i pulled out the dizzy and it was broken, same thing happened again when i put the stock dizzy in. __________________ 351w

12-14-2003, 09:39 PM	#4
12second5.0 Sie lieben, mich zu hassen! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Marion,Texas Posts: 9,012 Trader Rating: (0)	Something is really fawked!Can you see anything wrong with the gears on the cam? __________________

12-14-2003, 09:50 PM	#5
4eyedhatch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 29 Trader Rating: (0)	nope, not at all, but obviously there is a serious problem goin on here, the motor does spin clockwise correct, which makes the distributor spin counterc clockwise, how could that gear possibly break off like that? __________________ 351w Last edited by 4eyedhatch; 12-14-2003 at 09:55 PM.

12-14-2003, 10:26 PM	#6
12second5.0 Sie lieben, mich zu hassen! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Marion,Texas Posts: 9,012 Trader Rating: (0)	How long ago was the engine built? __________________

12-14-2003, 10:29 PM	#7
4eyedhatch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 29 Trader Rating: (0)	its a rebuilt motor from o'reillys, i think its a couple of years old, but rarely driven, i was told when i bought the car that it had 2500 or so miles on the motor, so about 3500-4000 miles on it now __________________ 351w

12-15-2003, 07:18 AM	#8
bighoss88lx Killing is my Business...And Business is Good! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Elmendorf, Tejas Posts: 5,960 Trader Rating: (1)	Sounds like you have the wrong distributor gear on the cam or the wrong distributor gear. Both gears are supposed to be a certian metal (I forget now) also. __________________ 1988 Mustang LX

12-15-2003, 03:09 PM	#10
4eyedhatch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 29 Trader Rating: (0)	alamo performance says that my oil pump locked causing the distributor to lock but the cam still tried to spin it, which broke the pin __________________ 351w

12-15-2003, 03:14 PM	#11
bighoss88lx Killing is my Business...And Business is Good! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Elmendorf, Tejas Posts: 5,960 Trader Rating: (1)	Same crap happened on my 65 except it twisted the oil pump shaft off. Bummer man. __________________ 1988 Mustang LX

12-15-2003, 07:55 PM	#12
12second5.0 Sie lieben, mich zu hassen! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Marion,Texas Posts: 9,012 Trader Rating: (0)	I would go ahead and check the oil pump to see if it turns.You can use a 5/16 socket with an adapter and see if it spins. __________________

12-16-2003, 03:14 PM	#13
4eyedhatch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 29 Trader Rating: (0)	nope, it didnt turn. looks like i have to pull the motor, or at least lift up a little to get the oil pan off. i like to look at my guages while i drive and the oil pressure never dropped the car just shut off so im hoping nothings damaged. __________________ 351w

12-18-2003, 03:14 PM	#14
4eyedhatch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 29 Trader Rating: (0)	well i got the pump off and its jammed, there was some sort of metal spring and remnants in the oil pump and pan. __________________ 351w

12-18-2003, 04:44 PM	#15
2k4mk1 DONT HATE ME CUZ YOU AINT ME!!!! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: SanAntonio Posts: 6,376 Trader Rating: (2)	At the very least after installing the new pump fill it with straight 20w and a filter run it for like 5 mins (idle) and drain and change the oil. Just a suggestion.:jeff:

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