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Jul 25, 2012 | 04:16 PM

sdaringer

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broken distributor

I've been working on a misfire issue and was taking the distributor cap off today. Took the front screw out and the whole cap came loose. Found this on the back side. Does this mean a whole new distributor?

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Jul 25, 2012 | 04:19 PM

chris015

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Probably. I lost a screw for my cap and had alot of play and weird running issues. Put the cap back on and start it. see if it runs any differently.

Jul 25, 2012 | 07:20 PM

LannyL81

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Common problem.....I used RTV to hold the cap in place.

Jul 25, 2012 | 08:05 PM

Blazer Steve

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When I had my engine out I built up the underside with epoxy. Next door neighbor had the same problem.

Jul 25, 2012 | 09:02 PM

spittybays

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Be creative, think what they could have done on Apollo 13 if they had J D Weld.

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