Marv: My experience with the distributor cap was similar to your experience with thermostats... I first tried to replace the cap and rotor as you are about to, but when putting in the new parts I didn't quite get everything seated just right, and the cap sat a little high on the distributor. When I went to clip it on one clip worked fine, and when I tried to force the second one (its still a little cramped and hard to see everything you are doing) I broke off the clip. That led to pulling the intake manifold off and doing a lot more work that needed doing anyway. The moral is the same as what you learned from the thermostat - if it doesn't seem just right, its not. Make sure everything fits well and don't force anything, and you won't have to do it twice. While you have your metering unit slid forward, also take a look at your heater control valve that is down there, and consider bleeding your clutch (if it's a 5 speed). Tom ________________________________ From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marv Hein Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 9:22 AM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DML] Cap and Rotor removal/Instrument cluster power problems Thanks, John. Removing the air horn is in my bag of experience from a couple of thermostat replacements. Once to install a new one, once again to fix the leak I created the first time. :) The rest doesn't sound any harder... I'll give it a shot. Marv #10820 AZ-D --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dmcnews%40yahoogroups.com> , "John Hervey" <john@...> wrote: > > Marv, It's not that hard. > Remove the air horn on front. 2 bolts on ea side and one in the middle. > Now air flow meter is loose, then with a 5mm allen wrench remove the 2 > brackets that hold the air flow meter between the intake runners. > Now lift up and pull forward enough to remove the cap and rotor. > No gas lines or fuel distributor to remove. > John Hervey [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/