I'll bet the rotor inside the distributor popped out it's hex screw and is spinning freely (or close to it). Remove the distributor cap and see if this is the case- often the aftermarket (cheap) rotors will do this, so dab on a little silicone to keep the screw in once you got it tightened down.
George "Little Beast" '89 DX-Hybrid-D16Z6, 127k miles Seats, Suspension, Engine, MSD -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of David M. Goodwin Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 8:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CRX: Timing belt or distributor? It' been very cold here - too cold to be needlessly working. I the engine make a different noise when you try to crank with a broken timing belt. But it seems to be making the same noise but everything seems to rock in the head. Would a bad distributor cause the same noise? I should be able to pop the distributor cup to see, right? Anyway, it seems to crank over faster with no fire. Any clues? Dave
