When i bolt on the new distributor on a 1995 caprice lt1 4.3 is there away it has to be done like set to number like you do with the old style everybody keeps telling me no but it just doesnt make sense to me how it can work like that

pull distributor cap and rotor make sure to mark any plug wires disconnected the pickup will be a roughly 3 inch long curved box looking thing with plug ins on both sides recommend unplugging before unbolting should have two mounting bolts pull old install new in reverse

usually there is two screws , they are spring loaded so you turn, them push them down and unclip the distrubuter, , in the old ones, new ones are different they use 4 to 6 bolts from the top,if its the old style, replace rotor and cap,Matt

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Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. You should be able to find what you are looking for amongst these.

Does it start back up right away or do you have to wait a while?

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the firing order is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2. The Left side of the distrubuter 1-3-5-7 and Right side of the distributer is 2-4-6-8.

4.3 enginges have a notorious ploblem with the distributor failing exspecially when engine is warm. If this car has the optical distributor the optics inside fail.

Here is the firing order for that vehicle and engine.

Hi,
The easy way to get your new distributor in is to carefully mark and picture the one you have and remove it.
To do it this way
!- remove the distributor cap and set it aside.
2- mark on the ENGINE with a SHARP FLAT BLADED screw driver where the closest point to the ROTOR BUTTON IS.
Also best to take a picture of it as well.
Loosen the 10 mm bolt holding the distributor in but DO NOT REMOVE - turn the distributor in a twisting motion and pull up on it at the same time. Loosen it - then remove the bolt and then remove the distributor. Leaving the bolt in saves busted knuckles.
Take the old distributor to the parts house and replace.

The other way is to take down the VIN number and take that to the parts house and they will tell you which one you need from the Vin Number.

I recommend you replace the points - and cap while your doing this.

Hope this does it for you - if not just add to the question and we will guide you some more.

check engine light comes on after driving any given amount of time. Replaced egnition modual didn't work, replaced pcv valve, didn't work, replaced stater module, didn't work, replaced the fuel filter, didn't work. Took it in for diagnostics and was told that it is either the egnition module, computer, or the wires that are attached to the computer that go out to different parts in the engine.

The distributor is on the back of the engine (that's the side that the transmission hooks up to). You will need a socket set and a paint marker (you might need a screw driver too). Remove the distributor cap (if the distributor cap is good you can leave the plug wires attached) carefully mark the rotor and the distributor so that you can easily see exactly how the two aligned while attached to the engine. trace an outline around the base of the distributor where it fits into the block so that when you remove the distributor you will be able to clearly see exactly how it sat on the engine. remove the bolts that secure the distributor to the engine. Give the distributor a light twist and pull hard directly away from the engine. Realign the rotor and distributor as they were aligned previously. Make note of relative position of the splines/forks on the back side of the distributor that fit into the engine. align your replacement distributor and rotor so that it matches the old one exactly. mark the correct alignment. Making sure that it is still aligned. insert the new distributor into the engine and lightly hand tighten the screws. Make sure that the screws are just tight enough to hold the distributor in place but loose enough to rotate it with ease. Make sure that the rotor is still properly aligned. make sure that the distributor is sitting against the engine block exactly how the old one was. Double check the rotor alignment and tighten the screws so that the distributor is snug but so that you can still rotate the distributor with some effort. double check the rotor alignment and put the cap back on. start the engine and give it some gas by manipulating the throttle body at the engine compartment. If the engine doesn't sound right, slowly and carefully rotate the distributor until it engine sounds like it should and tighten the bolts so that it can't be rotated any more. close the hood and go for a drive. you can adjust the timing by rotating the distributor if it still doesn't seem quite right. 0 Pts Rate Answer