Bring number one piston on compression stroke up to TDC. Drop distributor in so that the rotor points to the number one pin inside the distributor cap. The clamp at the base of the distributor only goes one way so there is no timing with a light necessary, the ECM takes care of that.
how to install a distributor
If it has coil packs, you can't.
Next to the distributor
The distributor drive gear would be part of the camshaft. The camshaft would have to be replaced.
Looking For the answer myself
With the right tools and knowledge, no.
what is the distributor setting for a 1996 Chevy blazer
Yes, the distributor has to come out to remove the intake manifold in order to remove the heads.
It could be either the crank angle sensor or the distributor module. If it is the distributor module, you have to buy and install a re-man distributor.
You can get them from the top with the distributor removed.
behind the engine you'll see a black circle with 7 plugs coming out of it. that is the distributor cap. take the cap off and you'll see the rotor.
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