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    Posted: April-24-2017 at 3:35pm
Hello All,

I have a quick question and just wanted to get some of your valuable insight, so I don't screw up what I am doing. I am getting ready to do a tune up on my boat (MY 2001 SN GT-40). I have marked the firing order and the cylinder numbers, so I know the correct way to hook my new plugs wires up. However, I am also replacing the distributor cap and rotor. Can I just drop the new cap and rotor on? Or does it need to be set for timing or put on in a specific manner? I am sorry I am sure that this is a basic thing for most of you, but I have never replaced a cap and rotor before and just wanted to make sure that I don't screw it up. I appreciate all of your help in advance, thank you!
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Leave all wires connected
pull off old cap
replace rotor
Take new cap
Move each wire from old cap to new cap, one at a time, to corresponding terminal
Install new cap.

Same with replacing the wires. Dont pull them all off at once. Take one off,replace it. Take next one off, replace it.....Less likely to goof things up doing it that way.
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Thank you so much for the help. That is an even better way to do it. I really appreciate the help.
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Originally posted by Ajskier Ajskier wrote:

...However, I am also replacing the distributor and rotor. Can I just drop the new cap and rotor on?...


I think you meant to say "distributor cap" originally but I'd hate for you to get into this and not have all of the info you need. So just to clarify, you are only replacing the distributor cap and rotor, correct? If so, the reply above is fantastic. If you're replacing the whole distributor it gets a little more complicated.    
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Yes, that is correct, I am only replacing the cap and rotor. I will fix my original post. Thank you for the confirmation.
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