On the recommendation of a Fiero owner here in the Valley (Owns 6 of them...at least), he suggested I double check my vertical end play on the distributor.
This is a 1986 GT V6. The owner gave me a new Cardone Select distributor P/N 84-1633. I have 0.005" of endplay out of the box. Is that ok? My understanding was 0.015-0.020" is
ideal. Seems to be multiple schools of thought and no published specs I can find.

Would too little clearance be an issue?

Thanks!

I've read .005 to .008. On the other hand there's this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BUQuNGaMKk


Spoon

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quote Originally posted by Spoon: I've read .005 to .008.

That definitely jives with the endplay on the new distributor. Where did you find that information? I'm having a heck of time finding anything official.
I know different engines like different endplay.

Thanks!

Chevelle forum..... Interesting numbers.. Steel dizzy vs aluminum as far as shimming goes. Mmetal expansion, etc.


http://www.chevelles.com/fo...-shaft-end-play.html

Spoon

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"Kilgore Trout once wrote a short story which was a dialogue between two pieces of yeast. They were discussing the possible purposes of life as they ate sugar and suffocated in their own excrement. Because of their limited intelligence, they never came close to guessing that they were making champagne." - Kurt Vonnegut

quote Originally posted by Spoon: Steel dizzy vs aluminum as far as shimming goes. Metal expansion, etc.

Exactly. When I've looked up this info in the past, I've found plenty of distributor end play info on various Chevy forums.

quote Originally posted by Spoon: Chevelle forum..... Interesting numbers.. Steel dizzy vs aluminum as far as shimming goes. Mmetal expansion, etc. http://www.chevelles.com/fo...-shaft-end-play.html Spoon

Thank you.