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Sudden engine death syndrome, part II - how fast should distributor spin? 200 1985

posted by  Ken of CT on  Sun Jan 30 06:29 CST 2005
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My '85 240 DL sedan lost power on a cold (ca. 5F) night after driving about 3 miles, and I couldn't get it to start (starter motor went, but couldn't get engine to run).

To test timing belt function, I followed advice to take off the distributor cap and see if the rotor spins when the starter is cranked. It does, but it surprised me that it looks slow -- maybe 50-100 rpm. Shouldn't it be faster?






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