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Old 12-18-2023, 11:10 PM   #62
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Default Re: 47 V8 ignition mystery

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Originally Posted by Brian View Post
Craig, is your centre contact in your cap actually carbon?
The center contact has the appearance of brass around the edge with a black domed insert that has the appearance of carbon. See photo. There is no resistance from the wire end to that brass part but 30 ohms resistance at the "carbon" center.

Does it matter? I hate to just "try the new cap" because it is such a chore to do so - reinstall the whole wire loom plus the generator and fan. I'd really rather get a definitive knowledgeable answer to whether that resistance in the "carbon" center matters.
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