Help! I own a 1989 Camry 4 cyl. , It had been running very rough, it missfired when it was idleing and would lurch and shimmy when it was accelerating, but I waited too long to take it into the shop. I was driving it one day, and as I put my foot on the gas pedal, it just died on me and hasn't started sense. There was no smoke, and it obviously not the transmission (no evil grinding or anything), it just turns over but won't start. I've had a mechanic look at it and he claims that the distributor needs to be replaced, but would not fix it unless I bought a new $399.00 part (he would not install a rebuilt distributor I purchased).So now I'm on my own, I was wondering- has anyone had this problem before? Does it sound like the distributor's the problem or was I being taken for a ride? and, if it is the distributor, does anyone have any tips for replaing it myself?
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16 years ago