Standard Motor Product Spider

[andyrud]

Hi, I think I have to change out my Spider on my 2002 astro. I can only find ones that are made by STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS. Anybody know if they are any good? AND, do you have a better place to get one? I am only looking for quality, not price.
Thanks in advance,
Andy R

[MountainManJoe]

Hi, I think I have to change out my Spider on my 2002 astro.

Did you do tests to see if it's bad?

I can only find ones that are made by STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS.

How come? I had no problem. Took 2 minutes and they seem to be well stocked

https://www.finditparts.com/products/10 ... o-19210688
https://partshawk.com/acdelco-19210688- ... ector.html
https://www.carid.com/acdelco/gm-origin ... 10688.html
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/ac ... 0/19210688
https://www.gmpartsgiant.com/parts/gm-i ... 10688.html

[andyrud]

Eliminated any vacuum leak by smoke test, by propane test, by carb cleaner test. Changed distributer, plugs, wires, PCV valve, and a couple of other things. Xtool Scanner shows various cylinder intermittent misfires after an idle for a few seconds. As soon as any load is put on the engine all misfires stop and the engine runs great. I suspect the fuel regulator might be the problem or maybe the spider is the problem. It's driving me crazy. What test is available to test the Spider?
Andy R

[MountainManJoe]

That kind of sounds like a timing issue. It may be over-advanced. (check retard with your scanner)

fuel injection testing: https://charm.li/Chevy%20Truck/2002/Ast ... nspection/

[andyrud]

My distributer bolts in only one position. I know we used to time engines by turning the distributer to a different position. How would I retard the timing on my 2002 astro?

Special thanks for the info,
Andy R

[MountainManJoe]

You will find the search function to be a VERY useful tool on the forum.

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[andyrud]

what did you put in the search to get these results. I am not very computer savvy.

Andy R

[MountainManJoe]

just words related to your problem. You don't enter computer code or anything that requires computer knowledge.