Getting a distributor should be no problem. You should be able to pull one from any chevy blazer or s-10 with the 2.8. $1400 for a new throttle body is quite excessive considering you can get one from a junkyard for about $40, or a new Holley unit for less than $400. I would try another dealer or private mechanic.

Dan

92 Rodeo, 3.1 TB crank, custom bumpstop spacers, DOR shackles, Flipped ball joints, D44 Rear, 4.56s and new magnaflow cat and dynomax ultraflow muffler Since been replaced by a 2 door Explorer on 31's shackles, cranked torsion bars and full exhaust