Does anyone know what the part number is and where I can purchase a distributor drive gear (the one that bolts to the end of the camshaft) for an 89 2.6? I can find them for the Starion/conquest/montero/colt/arrow 2.6, but they are not listed as being a fit for the ram50/mighty max, which I find odd. Is this just a data base error, or does the 2.6 in our trucks in fact have a different distributor drive gear?
The only one I've found (for the starion/montero/...) is ITM engine components 50169. Not sure if ITM makes quality components. If anyone knows of a high quality part please chime in.
Another question, is there a specification for end play, as well as rotational play for the distributor shaft? I've got an AFR that wanders under certain conditions and was getting some pinging as well. ( I got the pinging to stop by unhooking the vacuum advance on the side of the road). I'm pretty sure it is an ignition timing problem. When I popped the distributor cap off and looked at the shaft, I've probably got about .060" of end play, and a few degrees or rotational play. Subjectively, it feels sloppy to me. It started a while ago, and when I replaced my junk timing chains a few weeks ago it got better but didn't go away. I think maybe that chain slapping around loading and unloading the distributor gears might have put some wear in them. That and 240K miles of driving.
Thanks
Giovanni
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