Background: i am working on a 89 wagon for a friend, its not sparking
i have traced to problem to the distributor shaft ( the one that the rotor attaches to) is not turning at all i dont know about this engine at all. Is it gear driven from the exterior of the engine or does the shaft run into the engine? I'm going to buy a used distributor from a junkyard, what i need to know is could it have torn up a cam gear or something else that i will need to replace?

thanks

 

The distributor is connected with offset tabs to the cam, if it's not spinning, it's probably a broken distributor. I'll sell you one for $40 shipped, otherwise good luck...

jung

 

I just sold my DX Dist on eBay for $50 so Jung is giving you a deal on that.

 

Are you sure the timing belt has not snapped? If the cam is not turn niether is the dist. I would pull the cover off I make sure. Dist just don't stop turning and I have yet to see one broken on the flange drives.

 

if the timing belt broke, if the valvetrain most likely trashed or is this a non-clearance engine?

 

If the belt broke the valves are going to be bent. On the plus side if the car has rear speaker pods in blue I will be them this should offset some of the cost of repairs