go to home depot and get an impact driver for $20. that should do the trick. if you pull off the distributor, make sure you mark exactly how it was positioned so that you can line it back up when you re-install. for me, it was easier to pull the distributor and use an impact wrench to crack that screw. i just used a sharpie to draw a line where the distributor mounts so i knew exactly what position it was in, so as not to throw off the timing.

now that i think about it, it's more likely the igniter than the coil, because the coil would either work or not. the igniter on the other hand, could be fritzy, causing an intermittent problem.

 

Like I said, if you have or can get a volt meter, you can test to see if it is the coil - it is really easy. That way, at least you know if it IS or ISN'T the coil.

I stripped the head of the screw on mine, which is why I had to take it off. I do have an impact driver, but there wasn't anything for the point to grab onto. Definitely mark it like Phateless said before you take it off. Draw a THIN line across where the top bolt goes attaches.

 

Ok that sounds scary.....

There is this white thing on the rotor that points in a certain direction(north) if the screw is visible.So does it stand to reason that once taken off, it could not go back in any other way?
I'm just trying to clear this in my head so I understand fully.

I think I strippppped my bolt a little, but no tooo bad.I guess I'm going to have to get an impact driver like you guys say.

I don't think I have access to a voltmeter

There is no spark supposedly, and It will not start at all ever.So does that mean the problem is not intermitant?Thus the coil?

 

As long as you don't turn the shaft or crank the motor (DON'T), the rotor goes back on in the same orientation it came off. The shaft has a flat on it, (I already forgot, but it may have two) so the rotor basically self locates itself on the shaft.

 

it's virtually impossible to put the rotor on incorrectly. on my teg (95) there was only one flat. it SHOULD be the same in your car. yes, definitely DON'T crank while the cap is off. if the coil isn't blown, you might blow it by cranking it. that's what happened to me on my gsr.

 

Cheap voltmeter is like $10.- at WalMart. It's a good thing to have, you will find many uses for it.

It could be the coil or the ignitor. Without a voltmeter and the specs it's going to be hard to tell if it's either/none of the above.

 

Well I go the damn distrib off, I don't have an air compressor, so impact wrench is basically not an option.

So what should I do?

I was thinking of a Drill maybe.

 

don't drill it. i would bring it to a shop and see if they'll be nice enough to bust it off for you.

 

What are you trying to remove? You have the distributor off and now you're trying to remove the rotor off, is that correct?

 

There are impact drivers that you simply hit with a hammer, no compressor needed.