distributor

Excellent idea if the screw has a Philips head.

Weak spark. Don't change them.

What I would STRONGLY recommend is that you NEVER AGAIN attempt to crank
the engine with the distributor cap removed, or the wires unplugged. THAT'S
what kills the coil.

 

I hasten to say the anti-seize ought to be dabbed ONLY on the back of the
screw head, and NOT on the threads or on the hole.

It's the perimeter of the head that gets corroded in place, so that's where
you need the anti-seize.

 

I found the screw and have unscrewed it but I still can't get the rotor
off. I can't get the screw to screw totally out of the rotor. I can
turn the screw by hand and it seems like it should be out but it isn't.
When I did find the screw it was partially smushed into the plastic of
the side of the rotor.
Chris

 

To confirm: The screw is supposed to come totally free.
Drill and Easy-Out (= screw extractor) it. Easy-Outs are not
always successful, though. You might want to just drill a
hole through rotor and shaft, buy a new rotor, and cotter
pin the rotor into position. Worked on my 91 Civic until I
ended up buying a new housing several months later. A person
here suggested the cotter pin fix to me, having had success
with it on his Honda.