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Re: 1998 Chevy 3500 5.7L Mystery Misfire Between #5 and #7
Posted to Technical Tips Forum on 12/12/2004

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The dist gear is normal wear on that engine. The miss fire comes from the rotor being to far out of sync to fire the proper plug at the proper time. Just replace the gear or the complete distributor a... Login to read more.