Originally Posted by compfreak2002
the motor isnt obdO, werent they released in 92 this is an 89?
OBD-1 came out in '92. Everything 88-91 is OBD-0, 87 and older is pre-OBD. The change from vacuum advance distributors to electronic happened in the '88 OBD-0 update, so the 86-87 D16A1 has a vac advance. That's one of the reasons they are much easier to swap then the 88-89 mess.
Originally Posted by compfreak2002
if the distributor is installed with 180 degress out of time would this cause it to run and shut down?
You shouldn't be able to install it 180* out. Take it off and you'll see it only indexes one way.
Are there any plugs you left unconnected?