Thanks for the help,

I went back to the dealer to grab 2 more just in case the way
I'm thinking it should be isn't correct. I had asked a tech over there
and they said to slide it all the way in which would mean that the
ring would be in between the distributor and engine cam; not inside
the cam hole which I had originally thought to be the case. I'm hoping
the reason to oil the ring is so that it is easy to slide just like
Jim posted. I'll let everyone know what I find out tomorrow.

Thanks,
Nick


On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 11:22:42 -0800, jim beam >
wrote:

>Alan wrote:
>> I recently replaced a distributor on my older civic. I thought that the
>> O ring was in a recess channel on the distributor shaft. Maybe you
>> could go to an Auto Parts store and look at a new distributor to see
>> where the O ring should be.
>>
>> The other thing is that when I installed the distributor, I couldn't
>> make it flush with the engine by hand. I had to evenly tighten the nuts
>> to pull the distributor housing flush to the engine block.
>
>ugh, not good!!! the ring can tear, then it won't seal. lightly oil
>it, then it slides in easy.
>
>>
>>
>> Nick wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:10:24 -0500, Nick > wrote:
>>>
>>>I just also wanted to mention that the oil isn't leaking inside to
>>>distributor, just where the cam and the distributor meet. In thinking
>>>over this, it seems that I would tend to have to slide it all the way
>>>to the end, can anyone please confirm?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Nick
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello Everyone,
>>>>
>>>> My 95 Accord DX began to leak some oil from the distributor and so I've pulled out the distributor am in the process of replacing the O-Ring.
>>>>The problem is that there was no O-Ring so I can only assume that the rubber disintegrated from age. When I'm sliding the new O-Ring back onto the
>>>>distributor, I'm getting about half way to the end of where the distributor meets up with the engine block where it slides without any force. The
>>>>other half if I were to slide it on, would have to be expanded to go all the way. The factory manual doesn't mention if I have to slide the O-Ring all
>>>>the way down or leave it as is half way. I'm not sure if I can explain it better than this but it would seem that I would leave it half way so it is
>>>>flush with the hole. Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Nick
>>
>>