Unraveling the History of Distributor Caps The Ignition System that Ignited Cars

The small Bosch distributor cap will crossfire at about 28,400 Volts. The small Mallory #271 distributor cap, with 20 degrees of vacuum advance, ... A few years ago, someone asked about a standard size distributor cap with the male terminals to fit onto a 289/302 distributor. It was suggested ... 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. ... first generation of Motronics that came in in the early 1980s. You can tell by those weird-looking oval distributor caps that are on the ... It has been mentioned before that there are other Bosch distributor caps which will fit our X distributor. I believe it was a cap for a ... They shouldn't be allowed to sell them! Same for the 'performance' yellow Accel wire set. Every wire broke the first time the plugs were checked which was when ... All unattended motor vehicles were supposed to be immobilised in order that they could not be used by the enemy: removing the distributor cap ... It wasn't HORRIBLE, but I could tell the engine was having trouble maintaining a steady idle especially right after rolling to a stop and first ... 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 ... I am new to the site and this is my first post. I purchased a 1980 B which had been the subject of an armature restoration. The car was running ok when I ...