[hatzie]

Originally Posted by speedygonzales

I hear ya and I agree, That's why mine is 20 years old and still going strong.

I dislike 3 things about the engine. Obviously the distributor.

The other 2 are the lousy intake/injector system and last, the plastic timing cover.

Here are the easy ways to deal with all three:

aluminum vortec dist.

replacement fuel injectors

and possibly new to many people

cast aluminum timing cover

That distributor has what looks like the same cap as the original.
Can you get an old fashioned cap without all that wire embedded in dubious plastic for these?