oil in my dist??

zzrat · 10-15-2009, 12:47 AM

bought 97 s-10 with "77" 350 ...guy said that engine has less than 5000 miles on new rebuild, but just had to replace lifter cause collapsed, and found oil in my dist, never drips a drop of oil when its parked, and no bad leaks anywhere. any ideals on this??

01cherryreds10 · 10-15-2009, 01:01 AM

I'd drain the oil and see what comes out. I had two collapsed lifters in the same cylinder, took the oil pan off and it had a spun rod bearing in two cylinders. Just something to take into consideration. Never heard of oil inside the distributor though, the cap part or the shaft part?

10-15-2009, 12:47 AM	#1
zzrat Registered User Age: 40 Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3 Location: country ,arkansas User is: OffLine	oil in my dist?? bought 97 s-10 with "77" 350 ...guy said that engine has less than 5000 miles on new rebuild, but just had to replace lifter cause collapsed, and found oil in my dist, never drips a drop of oil when its parked, and no bad leaks anywhere. any ideals on this??
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10-15-2009, 01:01 AM	#2
01cherryreds10 Former S10 enthusiast Age: 19 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,637 Location: Illinois User is: OffLine	Re: oil in my dist?? I'd drain the oil and see what comes out. I had two collapsed lifters in the same cylinder, took the oil pan off and it had a spun rod bearing in two cylinders. Just something to take into consideration. Never heard of oil inside the distributor though, the cap part or the shaft part?
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