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Robert/Texas · 10-16-2022, 12:51 PM

Two weeks ago, I reinstalled the distributor on my ’37 Ford which had been rebuilt by Charlie Schwendler. When I looked at my two old outer caps, I saw that the nibs that keep them from moving/rotating appeared worn off, so I purchased new ones from one of the vendors. Yesterday I tried to install the cap on the driver side. The distributor case has the slot for the nib at the very bottom. If I install the cap that way the cap seal and spark plug wiring would exit the cap at an angle pointing rear downward instead of rear upward toward the wire loom. Should I just reuse the old caps and not worry about movement?
I don’t remember having this problem last year when installing the distributor on my ’34 Ford.

Thanks, Robert.

10-16-2022, 12:51 PM	#1
Robert/Texas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Burton, Texas Posts: 692	1937 Distributor Question Two weeks ago, I reinstalled the distributor on my ’37 Ford which had been rebuilt by Charlie Schwendler. When I looked at my two old outer caps, I saw that the nibs that keep them from moving/rotating appeared worn off, so I purchased new ones from one of the vendors. Yesterday I tried to install the cap on the driver side. The distributor case has the slot for the nib at the very bottom. If I install the cap that way the cap seal and spark plug wiring would exit the cap at an angle pointing rear downward instead of rear upward toward the wire loom. Should I just reuse the old caps and not worry about movement? I don’t remember having this problem last year when installing the distributor on my ’34 Ford. Thanks, Robert.