Better Distributor Cap?

[Old Henry]

I just found them at O'Reilly's. (Another whack at NAPA yielded nothing.)

 

[El Rat]

Check the "Fit" of the rotor to the shaft. Some wobble around. I tighten them with a paper insert.

 

[Old Henry]

Check the "Fit" of the rotor to the shaft. Some wobble around. I tighten them with a paper insert.

Will do. Thanks.

 

[Ronnie]

http://www.thehotrodcompany.com/shopnow/show_dept.asp?dept_id=66&filter=&filterkey=bsp&first=20

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...ap?ck=Search_N0607_-1_2324&pt=N0607&ppt=C0150 rubber not vinyl

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[JSeery]

The Rajah is what I run, just because I like them!

 

[corvette8n]

Don't use the red 7mm wires, we used to stand around at night and watch the wires arc to the valve covers on my buddy's 303 Olds powered 29 Ford roadster.

 

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

I got the '42 crab style cap and rotor from NAPA but I can see it wouldn't work for me, even in a pinch, without boots to seal around where the wires plug into the cap. NAPA doesn't carry those and neither does C&G nor Mac's. So, where do I get them?

I will put some in your "care" package...

 

[BUBBAS IGNITION]

Just for the record;

# 727302 NAPA Belden Wire products 7mm Distributor Nipple package of 25...
We stock all the ignition pieces from napa....

 

[Old Henry]

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Wow! Suddenly I have nipples flying in from everywhere, O'Reilly's, NAPA, and BUBBAS. It's my lucky day.

 

[CarlG]

Nipples are a nice thing to have around

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

Brillman...https://www.brillman.com/
They have every known flavor of wire, terminal, and boot.
Traditional aftermarket recipe would be Packard 440 and Rajah terminals...

 

[petehoovie]

Brillman...https://www.brillman.com/
They have every known flavor of wire, terminal, and boot.
Traditional aftermarket recipe would be Packard 440 and Rajah terminals...

Bruce,

Thanks for that link....

 

[Old Henry]

I just received the replacement inner distributor cap from C&G. It actually originated from Dennis Carpenter and came in their box. Just in case anyone wants to know.

 

[Old Henry]

I will put some in your "care" package...

What Tim said.

Jim:

Once again showing how much of an asset you are to this hobby.

You're the best.

Tim

Just a note with the NAPA FA64 and FA65 cap . The rotor needs just a little bit filed off the tip when new as it sometimes hits the cap terminals. I think these are the very best crab cap you can get and have used hundreds of them . However they often hit the contacts....

On the rabbitt ear cap i think we just have a quality issue with the center button. I looked at what was laying around here today ( orginal old stuff) and most seemed to have a much better center button contact.
I hardly ever use this style cap and would be glad to make a ole Henry donation of a couple really nice used caps (orginal ford etc). Pm if ya want them and i will get them to you..

Got my "CARE package" from BUBBAS today. Wow! Does he ever go the extra mile. He included several good usable used original inner caps, one with the Glyptal coating inside, plenty of '40 crab distributor cap boot/nipples, and, get this, an entire ignition set up including all sparkplug wires installed on the 47 style rabbit ears outer and inner cap ready to install if mine goes bad "way up north". He is quite a guy, as has been said.

Thanks a million Jim.