Ford 300 Distributor

[drg84]

Ok guys, I'm stuck on this one, literally. I am currently working on a 1984 ford f-150 and have swapped in a 1989 motor. However, the distributor on the 89 motor is pretty well dead, being hit while moving the 89 motor home. The problem is that while I can turn the distributor housing, and the distributor rotates while cranking, it does not come free of the motor. I have tried tapping on the distributor shaft while pulling, tried turning the shaft while pulling it out, and nothing seems to work. Any ideas?

Help!

Dave

[Dave Severson]

They do like to get stuck in the housing, famous for it. might try putting a little penetrating oil around the shaft and see if you can work it loose. Sometimes the only thing that works is a big pry bar and sacrificing the distributor......

[drg84]

Thanks Dave. I was kind of leaning towards that approach, but the penetrating oil is a good idea.As for trashing the distributor, Its already broke, so no fear. This ends today

[drg84]

Hey, just an update. The distributor is out via the "big pry bar" method, the motor sparks consistant and clean and it should run tomorrow when I get a decent battery. Thanks for the help

[Dave Severson]

Good to hear it's up and running. Sometimes them buggers can really stick.