motsco_ wrote:
> momo wrote:
>> 1993 Honda Civic 1.5L auto
>> After reading tegger link , which advise against cranking the engine
>> with
>> the wire or cap removed http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/startproblems.html
>> The rotor have a screw but it is not always in a direction that can be
>> removed.
>> Is there a bolt location that I can turn the rotor without cranking
>> the engine ?
>> Or can one disconnect the power feed to the distributor (somewhere ?)
>> and then crank the engine to get the proper location of the rotor
>> screw.
>> I am fine with either approach as long as I can get to the screw
>> location.
>> Thank in advance for the advise.
>>
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>
> You could run a jumper from the silver 'tit' on top of the coil to a
> suitable ground. The coil is the part that pokes farthest into the
> distributor cap. Then you could safely spin the engine all you wanted.
> It doesn't even have to be a large jumper wire. There's no current.
>
> When removing the rotor, use a fairly LARGE Phillips tip, or grind a bit
> off the tip of the one you have. The tip should be bottomed in the screw
> and fit snuggly. North American tools rarely fit Japanese screws
> correctly

that's a function of japanese consistency vs. cheap variable crap that
we import and put our names on. that said, klein tools are great
domestically manufactured screwdrivers. available in the electrical dept.

> and you will need all the torque you can get.
>
> 'Curly'