I bought a used '93 Metro Distributor at a local Wrecking yard this morning for $65 + tax.
I suppose the O-Ring should be replaced. I'll swap out the old one from mine.
Here you can see the vanes that sweep past the Magnetic Pickup Coil.
This is a close-up of the pickup coil's magnetic bar that the vanes sweep past.
I will remove the old one and insert this thing - warranted for 101 days by the wrecking yard.
I have to be careful and note the rotor position on mine in the vehicle and match this on to it.
I also suppose I will need to re-time the distributor with my timing light.
Means I'll have to clean off the timing mark and Indicator plate.
You can barely make it out covered with crap as it is !
I'll get at this when I can and report the results here...............
BTW - from the Chilton Manual (our Bible ?) it looks like from 92 - 00, the Ignition Control Module
(ICM) is an intergral part of the Ignition Coil. (page 2-6 upper right corner).
But then page 2-2 shows an ICM (fig-1) as part of the '89 - 98 Metros..... I am very cornfused as this even
says something about vacuum/centrifugal spark control.....(????)
My Metro was assembled in Canada if that helps any !
DoctorBill