Engine Distributor Gear

[cglax6]

Just venting...

I was out driving the CJ a few days ago enjoying my 351w build when all of a sudden, the motor dies on me and I can't get it started again.

My first thought was the Sniper system failed me somehow. Got it towed home, got on the phone with Holley for some troubleshooting and they thought the ECU failed.

They tested it today and they said that everything checked out. So they said it's probably the Hyperspark distributor that went bad.

I pulled it out and found the gear all chewed up. My heart sank.

What kills me is before I out everything together...before I even purchased anything, I called Edelbrock to make sure I had the right distributor gear. They assured me that the one that comes with the Hyperspark distributor is the correct one. Going to call again tomorrow to confirm.

I've put 3000 miles on the motor since I put it together. Not looking forward to all the work needed just to replace the cam.

Done venting.

 

[Belizean]

Wow ! Ouch

 

[Techlight]

That's no bueno! I always hate it when i "do all my research" and it still all goes to e...

 

[cglax6]

Good news is there isn't a scratch on the cam gear.

I called Holley and they're going to replace it. Need to get working on flushing the oil system. Probably going to replace the oil pump in case it was the culprit.

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[Belizean]

Some, a little good news there.

 

[007]

When I put my Holley Pro Billet in (before they made HyperSparks) I just used the gear off my OE replacement Motorcraft. It’s the only one I could trust.


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