Removing the entire distributor housing requires removing
all of three bolts and disconnecting an electrical connector
or two. Use a sharpie marker to draw a line from distributor
housing to about where it mates against the engine, so as to
keep the timing set. (Rotating the housing via loosening the
three bolts is how the timing is set.)

"momo" <maurice.duong@gmail.com> 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.
>