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Installation (Celica 3S-GE & 3S-GTE)

Set No. 1 cylinder to TDC on compression stroke. Install new "O" ring into housing. Coat "O" ring with oil. Align drilled mark (3S-GE) or cutout mark (3S-GTE) of coupling with groove mark of housing. See Fig 1 and Fig 2. Insert distributor, aligning center of distributor flange with bolt hole on head. Install spark plug wires and set timing. Tighten hold-down bolt. To complete installation, reverse removal procedure.

Fig 1: Aligning Distributor Installation Marks (Celica 3S-GE)
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Fig 2: Aligning Distributor Installation Marks (Celica 3S-GTE)
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