1996 Pro Star Restoroation - Another winter project

[Worthing skier]

Originally Posted by Kyle

Yes there is a difference in distributors and cams with the different rotations.


The cam gear will be one or the other on the distributor and the cam itself is cut to a specific rotation.

Ok ,I did not think of that ,
so if I buy a new distributor as listed on ebay ,
I should then be able to just swap the drive gear from the old to new unit ?

Thanks

Kevin

[Worthing skier]

Hi there

Thanks for the tip ,
I did try them for the gasket set but were a bit on the heavy side of pricing,
I will see if I can use the 1 I found on ebay and swap the drive gears .

kind rgds

Kevin

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Worthing skier

Ok ,I did not think of that ,
so if I buy a new distributor as listed on ebay ,
I should then be able to just swap the drive gear from the old to new unit ?

Thanks

Kevin

Hold on now, there is more to this. The cam drive gear in the two pictures has the same rotation. The drive gear is not zip zip zip easy to swap out. The little pressed in pin is the easy part in removing or installing the cam gear. The drive gear is pressed on to the distributor shaft, the brand of distributor will more than likely have a diameter specific cam gear (they are not generic shaft size diameter LH and RH gears), and the legnth of the shafts can be different.


After comparing the 2 distributors they appear to be the same. Same gear rotation, same size gear, and same legnth.

That's a good price on the eBay buy it now.

Contact seller for shipping

[Worthing skier]

Originally Posted by Kyle

Hold on now, there is more to this. The cam drive gear in the two pictures has the same rotation. The drive gear is not zip zip zip easy to swap out. The little pressed in pin is the easy part in removing or installing the cam gear. The drive gear is pressed on to the distributor shaft, the brand of distributor will more than likely have a diameter specific cam gear (they are not generic shaft size diameter LH and RH gears), and the legnth of the shafts can be different.


After comparing the 2 distributors they appear to be the same. Same gear rotation, same size gear, and same legnth.

That's a good price on the eBay buy it now.

Contact seller for shipping

Thanks Kyle again ,

Just waiting on some shipping costs , but with the holidays now here it may slow things up a bit .

[lazyade]

Hey Worthing, me and a mate are in the middle of restoring a 2005 XStar, we have the GM 5.7 engine, but very similar to yours. When we stripped our downs it looked not too dissimilar to yours inside. We purchased a new engine from Michigan Motorz in the US, cost $2,300 or so. We also purchased an electrical pack, with new distributor, coil and HT leads. Shipping and taxes was about £800 on top. Way cheaper than from the UK, plus we now have a brand new long block with zero hours.

[Worthing skier]

Well a bit of an update ,
heads now stripped down , all 8 inlet valves badly pitted so will need a set of inlet valves .
Block is also out , so next bit is to see whats been going on in side .

Kevin

[Worthing skier]

Hi all

Next bit I am trying to sort is either a rebuild on the TBI or replace completely ,I have found this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=281048468686

Is this okay for my application , or can anyone advise on where to get any rebuild parts for it .

thanks

Kevin

[Worthing skier]

Hello

I am still trying to find information on the TBI and injectors , does anyone know the part number for the injectors and also a supplier for a TBI gasket set and fuel pressure regulator .

Many thanks

Kevin

[mikeg205]

Originally Posted by Worthing skier

Hi all

Next bit I am trying to sort is either a rebuild on the TBI or replace completely ,I have found this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=281048468686

Is this okay for my application , or can anyone advise on where to get any rebuild parts for it .

thanks

Kevin

Looks identical to mine..

[mikeg205]

Originally Posted by Worthing skier

Hello

I am still trying to find information on the TBI and injectors , does anyone know the part number for the injectors and also a supplier for a TBI gasket set and fuel pressure regulator .

Many thanks

Kevin

Try summitracing.com they may be able to help.