Hello,

My dist was leaking oil between it and the block. I removed the dist to replace the o-ring but I did not see the old rubber o-ring. So I don't have a frame of reference. In the picture you can see where I placed the new ring but I'm not sure. Can you please assist in this matter.

Thank you

PS
I accidently placed this post in the DIY. sorry.

 

Can't tell for sure from the angle of the photo, but it looks like you put it in the space between the spinning distributor blade & the (non-spinning) distributor body. Wrong.

There should be a groove just behind where the arrow points. I think I can almost see it halfway between the red arrow & the large part of the distributor body.

 

To add to what Jim said. The old o-ring is hard and looks like the "black" line just below the base of the dist. Looks like you need to still remove the old one and move the new one more towards the "base" of the dist.

 

Hey,

Thanks for the info. I moved the o-ring down into the shaft of the dist. Is it in the correct spot or does it need to go down further? Also, does the spinning distributor blade on the end of the distributor suppose to be wobbly? I guess the old o-ring was chewed up by the engine?

Thanks for the help

 

Thanks for all the help. The old o-ring was so flat and hard I thought it was part of the distributor. I took a little while with a small flat blade screw driver to be able to wedge it just barely out of the groove when the o-ring just snapped it was so dry.

Thanks to this site and to Jim and poorman.

 

Yes, you got it. They get hardened with age & heat. That's why they can leak after R&R even if they didn't leak before.

The lug on the end of the shaft IS supposed to be a bit wobbly. That accounts for small mis-alignment in manufacturing. Notice the blade is a little bit off-center. Same with the slot that it engages. But it's possible to force it in backwards, so just pay attention to how it goes.