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distributor cap
1.) If Ignitor is fitted to Delco distributor, is a modified cap required? Easily modified if yes?
2.) Is the flywheel housing in a late model (part bolted to block) different from that of the early model? Thanks, Doug Soden ASPEN Columbia 29 #131 Little Egg Harbor, NJ |
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IP: 71.253.202.187
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If you have a dremel or a round file, you can modify the cap to fit the new wiring of the ignitor.
I believe moyer also sells a cap that has been clearanced. There were several flywheel housings, the late model had at least 2
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Tyring to keep the Bay's Wooden Boat's history from dying off completely. Daniel |
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IP: 24.152.131.155
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Hmmm, mine required no such modification. There's a booted recess in the distributor body that worked well.
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Neil 1977 Catalina 30 San Pedro, California prior boats 1987 Westsail 32, 1970 Catalina 22 Had my hands in a few others |
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http://www.moyermarine.com/cgi-bin/s...rebuilder.html
The new wires and boot are much larger than stock, and push against the cap and make it hard if not impossible to tighten down without crimping something.
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IP: 207.210.62.111
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When I changed over , I just installed the new ignitor kit. put it back together and VOILA ! ran great . I wasn't aware of any distribitor cap modifications .
I'm not sure, I don't think you can use a early model flywheel housing on a late model engine , the housing would fit , but there is a pinion gear clearance problem , at the the starter. cheers Rick |
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IP: 206.125.176.5
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I had the same experience as Daniel...I used a round file (or a pocket knife in a pinch like on that old Sabre that had been on the hard for years) to put a little notch in my cap to keep from pinching the wires on the Pertronix EI.
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IP: 12.219.49.130
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Early model flywheel housing
You can use the early model housing on a late model engine, but you have to grind a little off part of the casting. I understand that this is actually what Universal did for a while when they changed flywheels and starters.
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