Installation (3.0L)
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- Coat NEW "O" ring with oil and install onto distributor housing. Align protrusion on top of drive gear teeth with groove on distributor housing.
- Install distributor so housing groove aligns with groove on No. 4 camshaft bearing cap. See Fig 1. Install distributor hold-down bolt, distributor cap and spark plug wires.
- Connect distributor electrical connector. Connect negative battery cable. Set ignition timing. Tighten distributor hold-down bolt to 13 ft. lbs. (18 N.m).