Re: Where to get a good distributor cap?
[Re: Pacnorthcuda]
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07/26/21 07:59 PM
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I just bought another Accel 8320. Tan in color, brass terminals, they always serve me well. is it ribbed?
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Re: Where to get a good distributor cap?
[Re: AndyF]
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07/27/21 02:57 AM
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I just threw some new, original caps away. I took them to the last swap meet and tried to sell them for a few bucks each but nobody was interested. One guy wanted to know if they were for a dual point distributor. I have no idea if dual points used a different cap, not sure why they would so I told him I didn't know. The cap and rotor are different between the stock single point and stock dual point distributors, the dual point caps have the carbon from the coil wire going to the flat rotor. The single point caps have a brass pointed thingy( CRS proper name ( ) and the rotors have a flexable thin blade that pushes up against the brass contact As far as the Accel caps, the new ones, both types, are smooth inside now
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Re: Where to get a good distributor cap?
[Re: BDW]
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07/27/21 05:39 PM
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Ribs inside the cap to help prevent crossfire. I've used them both ways. As long as the cap is vented and the rest of the secondary ignition is in good shape, there shouldn't be an issue if they aren't there.
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Re: Where to get a good distributor cap?
[Re: BDW]
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07/27/21 05:42 PM
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Forgive my ignorance, what is the rib, and why does it matter? Internal ridges between the terminals, it’s sometimes used to reduce flashover arcing from the rotor to a WRONG cylinder’s terminal. I’ve been using unribbed caps with a MSD for 16 years without a problem.
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Re: Where to get a good distributor cap?
[Re: AndyF]
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I just threw some new, original caps away. I'd taken them if I'd seen them.
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Re: Where to get a good distributor cap?
[Re: CMcAllister]
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NAPA ECH M020
Copper, not ribbed, vented, USA. X 2 NAPA is the only cap and rotor I buy. Tim
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Re: Where to get a good distributor cap?
[Re: lewtot184]
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Echlin ECH AL124 pic shows black cap with ribs and looks like aluminum terminals? while specs say brass but no vent. The ECH MO20 pic shows a tan cap, no ribs, and a vent with brass terminals which is listed in the specs. Tim
'71 Charger 383/727 '17 Challenger SXT (Wifeys car )
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Re: Where to get a good distributor cap?
[Re: Moparite]
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The ribs also help in damp locations. Had an issue where rain water would fall on the back of the motor and the steam would get in to the cap and cross fire. Get the Accel 8320 you won't be sorry! all the new 8320's i have don't have ribs anymore, but they do have a vent.
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Re: Where to get a good distributor cap?
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Echlin ECH AL124 pic shows black cap with ribs and looks like aluminum terminals? while specs say brass but no vent. The ECH MO20 pic shows a tan cap, no ribs, and a vent with brass terminals which is listed in the specs. Tim ECH MO20 is an excellent cap along with rotor ECH MO3000
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