350 tbi teardown... a few questions
 

Long story short I overheated my coolant which in turn burned up my head gasket. I started tearing it down the other day, and I now have the intake manifold off and on my toolbox. Problem is, the 2 ports which lead to the EGR are plugged solid. The truck was very good on gas, so what other negative consequences could it have had?

Also, I was going to pull all the wires off the distributor but I don't know if they need to be in a specific order or not... And when I put the distributor back in, does the gear need to be aligned a certain way etc?

Thanks a lot for any help guys !

Mark the cap on the distributor with the wire leading to #1 cylinder. Make sure the motor is set at tdc on cylinder #1 also before you pull the dist. This way, when you go to install it after you put everything back together, everything is where it belongs. The distributor should drop right back in with a little bit of wiggling.

Are you using a Haynes manual? It will explain everything step by step and do a pretty good job in the explanation.

Please get a manual like already mentioned. The job you are taking on isn't rocket science, but there are some very important steps that need to be taken or you'll never get that thing started again. I am all for people doing things themselves, but judging by the questions already asked you may need some help. We can provide much of the help here, but obviously aren't there to make sure you take our info and apply it correctly. A manual is going to walk you through it step by step with basic pictures which will come in VERY handy. Good luck!

I think Haynes manuals are for people who know what they're doing. If you're an idiot like me, Haynes leaves out certain things or pictures and you'd think they automatically assume you can fill in the gaps inbetween the steps.

Go to your local library and sign out a Chilton. I've had Haynes for my previous 4 vehicles and find even Autozone.com's manual's are better (only a little)

Esp when I had to take the top end off on a 94 Ford Escort last year <<< PEE OH ESS