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#51778 10/31/2005 1:10 PM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 175 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 175 | The distributer cap on my '97 GMC with 350 (5.7) is loose. One of the screws just sits there and spins. I changed the cap and the screw just pulls out with no bite at all. Is there a better solution than to just stick a larger screw in there or will that just mess it up more. The service engine soon light is on and it's running like crap. I'm a little bit [censored] off at the whole situation but need to spend the time constructively and get it fixed.
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#51779 10/31/2005 4:47 PM | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 41 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 41 | Loctite makes a product called "Form a Thread". It's a kit that has two parts, works pretty well.
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#51780 11/01/2005 3:15 AM | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 608 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 608 | Bill Try a dab of J B Weld in the screw hole. Let it set up,Drill and retap it stock size. Thread pitch gauge should tell if STD/Metric. Did this on a 88f150 W/a 300 six All the screws were stripped out.Worked like a charm.  Regards Steve sr. | | |
#51781 11/03/2005 6:37 PM | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 506 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 506 | Bill G.,
Just went thru this with my 93 Chevy 350 engine; Service engine soon" lite. It was throwing a code 13 on the scan tool. Thats 02 sensor. The sensor was reading lean. So I changed the o2 sensor and fuel filter while I was at it. Everything fine now. The fuel filter I couldn't blow thru so it was probably the filter putting it into a lean condition. Try that as well as your dist cap issue. Good luck let us know.
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#51782 11/03/2005 7:27 PM | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 476 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 476 | Yeah, be sure to check the code and find out what it means. A lot of shops do this for free.
On my '89 Suburban I had the HEI distrubutor rebuilt. They have some inherent problems that tend to show up after 100k miles or so that will make it run really bad. If you assess the whole unit, there may be more to fix than just the obvious problem. I would at least take it to a Mr. Goodwrench and get an estimate and explanation.
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