roger paxton <rdp246@etinternet.net> wrote in
news:11lfs0h45l3mc20@corp.supernews.com:

> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>
> OH, and Oooooooh.
>
> Can I not replace the bearing and seal?
>



Yeah, you can. It's a bit involved though. (And the bearing
and the seal are one-and-the-same.)

Click here:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q...=2005&safe=off

Adjust the search terms as needed.

Been a while since we've seen this issue come up.
Almost all the "red dust" distributors have been
fixed by now.

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