How To Test The Distributor On SC400
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I have this damn code 12, I'm not sure why i typed resistance, i was reading about testing fuel injectors, anyways..... I want to know if there is a way to find out if the distributor is toast. No help?
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do this on both sides, if you get consistent results, then all is well, if you get nothing on any one of them, then you have a problem... caps and rotors are cheap to replace, and fairly easy as well...
it would have to be a pretty seriously destroyed distributor to not function...
also, there would be no resistance as the points in the cap never physically touch the rotor...
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pull out the plugwire stick your pinky finger in the wire and that shoul tell you if its good. nah jus kiddin man ,pull a plugwire and have sombody crank the car for you .it should spark if its good
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I already outlined the procedure above, 2 years ago...
you can really get more information just by pulling the distributor cap off and visually inspecting it...
you do realize our distributors have zero electronics in them and the only way for one to fail is for the air gap between the rotor and the distributor to wear out or break as to not be close while spinning...
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