Do you mean "dust storm"? Depending on the level of visibility, you may be safer to find an overpass or something similar to hunker down under until the storm passes. If you feel confident you can see the road and any nearby traffic, just take it slow. Use good sense and make sure you give yourself plenty of room between you and the car in front of you.
The ignition relay should be that cylindric looking device connecting the dist. cap to the cars other electrical systems. Check the middle wire coming from the dist.
try the pickup coil under the dist. cover.
You shouldn't. The storm, which the Weather Channel has dubbed "Nemo" is very dangerous, and is not something anyone should be driving into.
The rotor should be pointing at the #1 plug. If not, due to turning engine while dist was out, you will have to remove the dist. with dist out, you will need to turn the oil pump shaft that the dist sets in. use a long screwdriver for this
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It is 1-3-4-2 and the dist turns counterclockwise and #1 is on the pass end of the engine.
If engine turns over but dist. doesn't turn you either have a broken dist. drive hex shaft , broken dist. shaft or holding pin for dist. drive gear on bottom of dist. has sheared off.Pull off dist. cap and try to turn rotor on end of shaft. It should not turn freely.If it does then pull dist. out of motor by removing hold down clamp. Mark rotor position with felt pen mark on dist. housing before removing dist. for proper replacement position.
If has distrib , ( cant remember if dist less yet) it may be the pickup coil in dist.
in the intake where the dist. should be on the front of the engine
What should you do before driving
Not to do it in the first place is the best decision.
Hi Removal of the distributor is a little difficult,you will need to remove dist cap and move it back out of the way,the retaining bolt is located at the back of the base of the dist,you will need an extension bar to reach and remove along with the small lug that holds dist,when you have carried out those steps you should be able to move dist backwards and forwards,the problem you may have at this point is a build up of crud on the base of dist where it goes through engine block,if you can move it upwards a small ammount then get a can of WD40 and fit the tube supplied to it and insert it under dist where it meets the block and give it a good burst it will travel down and lubricate and soften the crud,a little effort moving dist back and forth should allow removal. Brian trainer/assessor