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Old 06-28-2012, 09:30 AM   #13
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Re: Low engine rpms, intermittent stalling.

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Originally Posted by ken_man_1 View Post
I got busy today looking at the cap/rotor/wiring. Took the cap off, grabbed the rotor and it had quite a bit of movement. Took dist out and about crapped when I saw the gear. I replaced it 2 1/2 years ago and only 10k on it. It's worn out very unevenly, more toward the bottom. I've replaced these gears before on different trucks, but never twice on 1 truck. Time for a new distributor I guess.
many say to use only the OEM GM gear. this is made so that the cam gear does not get worn. some of these aftermarket gears can wear down the cam gear. I would replace the distributor because it may be draging causing the gear to wear rapidly.
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