Unveiling the Dawn of Distributor Caps in Automobiles

Until the introduction of electronic engine management systems, a distributor was the main component of the ignition system, controlling the coil and the ... ... caps -- in fact, carbed euro 308 use two coils and one distributor. ... In the cars with actual distributors the bodies were the same part. The distributor's switching function tells the coil to send a spark when the rotor is lined up with a terminal in the distributor cap. The switching ... All unattended motor vehicles were supposed to be immobilised in order that they could not be used by the enemy: removing the distributor cap ... Chevrolet's High Energy Ignition (HEI) from the Delco-Remy Division of General Motors was first offered in 1974 on production cars, though in ... The correct OEM Delco Cap for the early GTO's only said (Delco-Remy PATENT PENDING). The "R" was on the later 68-69 and up vintage. Very difficult to find! The distributor cap was replaced after the first burn. ... I still always try to use NON-"E" rotors on everything they were originally fitted on. interested as there are many cars where caps are not available , or you need to find in Europe ... Transparent distributor caps were available as ... While torquey and fuel-efficient diesels have been popular in Europe, the spark-ignition engine has ruled elsewhere. First used by Étienne ... 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 ...