84 distributor cap!
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Drifting
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From: Fillmore Indiana
84 distributor cap!
Why is it so hard to get a distributor cap for my 84? I bought one each from O'Rielly's and NAPA and BOTH were wrong! Either that or I've got a RARE distributor! Both of the above caps were for a bolt down application. But my car has the spring loaded keepers on it. Which is the norm?
Oh and the first cap was my mistake since I didn't check it when I bought it at O'Rielly's. But the second one my wife picked up from NAPA for me this afternoon.
Oh and the first cap was my mistake since I didn't check it when I bought it at O'Rielly's. But the second one my wife picked up from NAPA for me this afternoon.
Instructor
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From: MN
I had the same problem. Must be a system wide goof up! I brought back the bolt down cap and Gabe at O'Really figured out the equivalent with the spring loaded retainers. Can't remember what it was from but I think it was from a Chevy PU.
Burning Brakes
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From: Superior WI
I've learned to bring my old parts in to compare to the new ones whenever I get parts from a local store, seems like their databases are not very good. From distributor caps to oil filters they have screwed something up for me. The funny thing is they usually have the right part you just have to help them find it
Pro
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Just the opposite happend for me - one vender listed the spring retainer type cap for my '85 and had no listing for the bolt-down type which I required. The next vendor that I went to had it right. As kangi noted - know your parts and don't give in to the database...it isn't always right.
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Drifting
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From: Fillmore Indiana
Just the opposite happend for me - one vender listed the spring retainer type cap for my '85 and had no listing for the bolt-down type which I required. The next vendor that I went to had it right. As kangi noted - know your parts and don't give in to the database...it isn't always right.
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Drifting
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Yeah, I know that. I hate the dealer. But when you can't find something locally. And it would be cheaper getting it from the dealer than ordering online and paying shipping, I've gone to the dealer.
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From: Fillmore Indiana
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Drifting
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That's kinda like saying that you need a starter for a small block chevy. They changed them by "just thaaaaat much!"
The one they gave me was set up for being bolted down. The one on the 84 uses the four spring clips to hold it down. The rest of the cap is the same.
The one they gave me was set up for being bolted down. The one on the 84 uses the four spring clips to hold it down. The rest of the cap is the same.
Racer
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From: oklahoma
yea, standard HEI big cap...... one from a 77 chevy pickup should fit I THINK
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MSD-E...mZ320496461597
http://cgi.ebay.com/ACCEL-Distributo...mZ390163024692
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MSD-E...mZ320496461597
http://cgi.ebay.com/ACCEL-Distributo...mZ390163024692
