Unraveling the History of Distributor Caps A Pivotal Moment in Car Ignition

The same basic model of Bosch distributor was used on countless different makes and models of cars around the world for decades. Therefore ... The HEI system was introduced in late 1974 on some GM cars, and was used across the entire GM product line in 1975. This new ignition had a ... I give ya' a quick rundown. Somebody, with their Very First Post, was trying to find out why he had to replace his cap every year, because of ... It is well known that most cars had distributors by the time the Model T ford was invented and all but a hand full had electric lights a ... Was there a "standard" material for the black distributor caps on US cars of the 1960s? I think I remember Echlin/Accel saying their tan colored ... Cars today don't have distributors or distributor caps. Okay, some ... used to replace the unreliable distributor. Advertisement ... With the distributor withdrawn from the engine and the cap removed, the points can be adjusted easily. On some cars, because of limited space, the only way of ... 1 ... Disconnect the negative battery cable ... 2 ... Locate the cap, with help from the vehicle owner's manual or a repair manual, if needed ... 3. From memory it was a distributor from a Chrysler Valiant, a car that was sold in Australai at the time. There are probably other distributors from six-cylinder ... The cost of the cap is nearly $330 and the wire set is $150. Add in the three-plus hours of labor and it is easy to see how this can total $800.