Hey folks, new here.
I recently picked up a 1994 Ranger XL Extended cab 4x4 3.0 V6. It seemed to be lacking on power, especially on hills. Friday it died halfway home from work.
Got it home and found no spark. Coil checked out ok, removed ICM and had it tested and it came up ok. Suspected the PIP next, so I removed the distributor cap and cranked the engine over to index the rotor. That's when I found the rotor wasn't rotoring. Turning it by hand it would go a few degrees and stop. Wish I would have checked that first before fighting with the removing the ICM. Lesson learned for next time.
Pulled the distributor and found 3 or 4 teeth sheared off the distributor drive gear. The other teeth were worn very sharp and thin. I suspect this was causing timing issues, which would explain the loss of power.
Picking up new distributor tomorrow. My question is what is the best way to find TDC to align the distributor? I don't see the usual timing marks to line things up.
Attached pic shows the damage on the drive gear.
Thanks