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Subject:Re:Has anyone R&R'd the distributor in a sy
From:Steve Hoge
Date:Tue, 23 Apr 1996 19:03:13 -0700

About Syncro distributor assemblies, Fred writes:

>Has anyone replaced the distributor assembly in a 2.1 syncro digifant? 
>Where did you get your part? I got a quote for a rebuilt bosch unit from 
>Trak Auto for ~$176. Sound in the ballpark? The local mech quoted me $600+ 
>for a new unit.

I remember some Syncro owners mentioning that their distributors were
water-sealed with some sort of a gasket or rubber boot - the one in my '89
is *not*, and I bet Fred's isn't either. 

Did this change on '90-'91 Syncros?  If so, I wonder which one(s) he got
quoted on?

Steve Hoge
'77 AutoLoaf
'89 Syncro GL