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Lawson Cox · 01-19-2023, 09:34 PM

What am I missing here? Does anyone make or sell a CORRECT gasket for the outer caps on dome style distributors? I'm asking about 39 distributor specifically.

I cannot get one to even come close to fitting without cutting it and spreading it out, thus increasing the circumference of the gasket. Also, I have to cut out a notch on the inner circumference of the gasket to accommodate the little tab that aligns the cap and the notch in the distributor body. This CAN'T be right.

I have tried several different vendors and they all sell the same thing. It's blowing my weak mind.

01-19-2023, 09:34 PM	#1
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Distributor outer cap gaskets on dome distributors What am I missing here? Does anyone make or sell a CORRECT gasket for the outer caps on dome style distributors? I'm asking about 39 distributor specifically. I cannot get one to even come close to fitting without cutting it and spreading it out, thus increasing the circumference of the gasket. Also, I have to cut out a notch on the inner circumference of the gasket to accommodate the little tab that aligns the cap and the notch in the distributor body. This CAN'T be right. I have tried several different vendors and they all sell the same thing. It's blowing my weak mind. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".