Go and get a Motor or a Chilton's auto repair manual and look at any engine
rebuild section ,it will tell you basically how to do it.
Ed
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Brubaker <b52d@piace.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Date: Sunday, September 30, 2001 3:29 PM
Subject: [MV] M151A2 Distributor Problems
>Some of you had helped me with a prior problem with the ignition system,
>after the ignition got hot the motor quit running and no spark could be
>detected at the plugs. The vehicle has an electronic ignition module in
the
>distributor. Upon suggestions, I replaced the coil and it seemed to run
>fine. Being the paranoid person I am, and getting ready for a parade, I
>decided to let it idle in the driveway, and it idled at a high idle for 1
>hour and 40 minutes and then died. It now refuses to start.
>
>I am starting to think that the electronic ignition module is more trouble
>than it is worth (just like most everybody told me from the list). I do
>have another distributor with points and condenser in it, that I think I
can
>swap the coil and various other sundry items out of my dead electronic
>ignition, and convert the ignition back to points and condenser.
>
>However, besides paranoid, I'm chicken! Having never done anything like
>this, I am unsure as how to proceed. I am currently combing through my -20
>and -34 manuals and can't seem to find any particular section on
replacement
>of the distributor. Is there anybody out there who might have advice on
how
>to proceed. My thinking is that if I rebuild the older points distributor,
>I should be able to lift the dead one out and drop the rebuilt one in.
But,
>you would think the engine would need to be in a certain position, such as
>one cylinder at top dead center, or something like that.
>
>Any advice from someone who has already gone down this particular road
would
>be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>David & Donna Brubaker
>Member MVPA
>M-151A2
>http://www.piace.com/~b52d/
>
>
>
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