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shadowracer · 01-22-2003, 08:59 AM

Thanks for the help but I got the situation sorted out already. The reason I posted this thread in the first place was because my distributor was going out on me. The bearing on the shaft had gone bad and the rotor was hitting the posts in the cap. At first I thought it was my trans throwout bearing or a mainshaft bearing going bad. The distributor being where it is, sent me in the wrong direction to locate the problem. What had happened was, it started hitting the lower two posts first, so it made the noise sound like it was coming from the trans. One day when I was under my hood with the car running I thought I'd rev up the engine, when I did I heard the noise again, but this time it was louder then before and actually sounded like it came from the distributor.
I immediately shut the car off and checked the play on my rotor and there was my problem.

Just so all of you know, it sounds like a metallic type of ticking whiring sound. I only had this problem after I replaced the cap and rotor. After I looked at my old cap and rotor for futher investigation I noticed that they had been worn down more then normal. With the new cap and rotor there wasn't as much clearance, thus the noise. I also experienced a slight hesitation or miss at low RPM's from a stop. The noise was intermitent and would only occur at low rpms or when down shifting, basically whenever I'd put a load on the car. This is a common problem with higher mileage honda distributors, so for any one who owns one, beware and check your end play and thrust movement (side to side) on your distributor shaft if you have any of the situations I've explained.

One more thing, if your distributor is bad you don't have to go out and spend $500.00 on a new one. I rebuilt mine using a junkyard one I got for $20.00. Just make sure all your internal pieces are good. Once that rotor starts to hit the magnets inside also start to get hit which in turn cracks them.

*pdiggitydogg* · 01-22-2003, 10:38 AM

thnx for the info

ebpda9 · 01-22-2003, 11:07 AM

hmmm, so that is the machine gun sound coming from my car. it does the same thing. thakns for thre info.

01-22-2003, 08:59 AM	#1
shadowracer 1st Gear Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: South side chi-town illinois Posts: 37	Distributor info all should know (distributor dilema) Thanks for the help but I got the situation sorted out already. The reason I posted this thread in the first place was because my distributor was going out on me. The bearing on the shaft had gone bad and the rotor was hitting the posts in the cap. At first I thought it was my trans throwout bearing or a mainshaft bearing going bad. The distributor being where it is, sent me in the wrong direction to locate the problem. What had happened was, it started hitting the lower two posts first, so it made the noise sound like it was coming from the trans. One day when I was under my hood with the car running I thought I'd rev up the engine, when I did I heard the noise again, but this time it was louder then before and actually sounded like it came from the distributor. I immediately shut the car off and checked the play on my rotor and there was my problem. Just so all of you know, it sounds like a metallic type of ticking whiring sound. I only had this problem after I replaced the cap and rotor. After I looked at my old cap and rotor for futher investigation I noticed that they had been worn down more then normal. With the new cap and rotor there wasn't as much clearance, thus the noise. I also experienced a slight hesitation or miss at low RPM's from a stop. The noise was intermitent and would only occur at low rpms or when down shifting, basically whenever I'd put a load on the car. This is a common problem with higher mileage honda distributors, so for any one who owns one, beware and check your end play and thrust movement (side to side) on your distributor shaft if you have any of the situations I've explained. One more thing, if your distributor is bad you don't have to go out and spend $500.00 on a new one. I rebuilt mine using a junkyard one I got for $20.00. Just make sure all your internal pieces are good. Once that rotor starts to hit the magnets inside also start to get hit which in turn cracks them. __________________ D-series, my weapon of choice! Last edited by shadowracer : 01-22-2003 at 09:14 AM.

01-22-2003, 11:07 AM	#3
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 43 Posts: 17,266	hmmm, so that is the machine gun sound coming from my car. it does the same thing. thakns for thre info. __________________

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01-22-2003, 10:38 AM	#2
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 40 Posts: 10,579	thnx for the info