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rockfla · 12-15-2019, 05:24 PM

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I know there are "early" and "late" distributor plug wire plates but are there the same for the caps to? I have a 37-41 style distributor but on the left side cap, when indexed correctly I cannot get the cap to mount flush as the rubber boot from the cap to the wire conduit hits the vacuum advance portion of the housing and will not allow the wire plate to index correctly or flush. Working on a 1939 Mercury. Ideas???? Prior to now the boot was missing and it was mounting in the housing fine without it.

12-15-2019, 05:24 PM	#1
rockfla Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 5,164	Are there "early" and "late" distributor caps? Okay' I know there are "early" and "late" distributor plug wire plates but are there the same for the caps to? I have a 37-41 style distributor but on the left side cap, when indexed correctly I cannot get the cap to mount flush as the rubber boot from the cap to the wire conduit hits the vacuum advance portion of the housing and will not allow the wire plate to index correctly or flush. Working on a 1939 Mercury. Ideas???? Prior to now the boot was missing and it was mounting in the housing fine without it.