Well, I do a fair amount of wrenching on things, so it is not like I am a novice when it comes to making repairs. This is my sticking point now.. The distributor cap rotor, has rusted screws that were hex or torx but are so rusted, we cannot get them out. Both of us have given it our best, but I have not had this kind of problem before.. Usually, they come out after a while.. These are unreal..
I have only had this van a month. It has a 350 cu in motor and was running strong. A week after I got it, it started missing. The OBDII says misfire on #2.. Well, we all know how much fun it is to work on van motors. So, I had tried injector cleaner to make sure it was not that before pulling the dog house off. I got a replacement cap and rotor and my research says to start there as this is a problem area.. Well, we got the cap off and it was torx screws. The rotor had extremely rusted screws and we could not tell if it was hex or torx. I am not sure how we are going to get it off. The cap had corrosion inside, and the rotor does looked burnt. So, we got two little screws holding up the fix.. Well, I hope it is the fix.. The screws are recessed so I cannot grip the sides of them.. I hope I can find my dremell tool as I think I have to try putting a slot in them to use a screwdriver to take them out.. Ok.. time to get back at it..
I have only had this van a month. It has a 350 cu in motor and was running strong. A week after I got it, it started missing. The OBDII says misfire on #2.. Well, we all know how much fun it is to work on van motors. So, I had tried injector cleaner to make sure it was not that before pulling the dog house off. I got a replacement cap and rotor and my research says to start there as this is a problem area.. Well, we got the cap off and it was torx screws. The rotor had extremely rusted screws and we could not tell if it was hex or torx. I am not sure how we are going to get it off. The cap had corrosion inside, and the rotor does looked burnt. So, we got two little screws holding up the fix.. Well, I hope it is the fix.. The screws are recessed so I cannot grip the sides of them.. I hope I can find my dremell tool as I think I have to try putting a slot in them to use a screwdriver to take them out.. Ok.. time to get back at it..