1973 OPEL MANTA Service Manual

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There is also a plastic hood slipped over the distrivu-tar cap with an outlet for the ignition cables as an
added protection against moisture from the outside.
See Fi

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OPEL MANTA 1973  Service Manual IGNITION SYSTEMlC-214. Rota&distributor counterclockwise slightly until
contact pbints just start to open. This must be done
very carefully or engine will not start.
5. Install distributor cap. Make s

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3. Start engine and disconnect a wire from a spark
plug. Read output voltage of disconnected spark
plug circuit. Reading should exceed 20 KV 
(20,poO
volts).I
CHECK D

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9. Install:spark plugs using a 13/16 deep socket, an
extension and a torque wrench. Tighten to 22-29Ib.ft. 1
MAJOR REPAIRDlSTRlBtiTOR OVERHAULDistributbr Removal
1. Remove fuel p

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2. Push retaining ring out of groove in 
distribitorshaft. See Figure lC-10.I
3. Push up on distributor shaft. Remove breaker
plate from distributor housing. Remove br

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4. Oil sliding parts of breaker plate at “B”. Oil felt
in cam at 
“c”. Apply a thin layer of high melting
point grease to the cam, using a finger at “A”. See
Figure K

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SPECIFICATIONSIGNITION COIL
Ignition Coil Number
.,.:.................................................................................................K12 V
Ignition Co

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Figure 1 C-l 3 Distributor Exploded