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Old 20 Oct 2005, 01:24 pm
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Default Re: 1983 Accord - Coolant vapors inside the distributer (8^(

roger paxton <rdp246@etinternet.net> wrote in
news:11lfnfff475ledf@corp.supernews.com:

> I'm getting coolant vapors under the distributer cap.
> The inside is coated w/a rust colored film. Where
> does this come from and how do I stop it. Is there
> an O-ring on the distributer shaft that acts as
> a seal?
>



Your distributor bearing is corroded. It has nothing to do with the
coolant. It has most likely to do with the ozone naturally occurring inside
the distributor, combined with a bearing seal that has gone bad.

You need a new or remanufactured distributor body and shaft.

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