Ok. I am rebuilding my distributor, and i am wondering if the plast cover piece behind the rotor is a must have piece. It is number 6 on the diagram below.

 

not a must have

 

thats what i thaught. anyways, how long does a nromal cap and rotor last? Mine is shot after ten years and 120k. I will post pics tomorrow of the cap and rotor. Terminal pins on the cap oar all corroded and eaten away, and the rotor is eatin away too.

 

funny you make this post... i just changed my cap/rotor an hour ago!!!!
anyway this is what mine looked like at 65,976miles. The contact definitely showed signs of wear..

**THE PLASTIC PIECE IS JUST A DUST COVER**

 

whoa i should change mine then. 106,402 miles and counting plus countless hours of sitting still and running from when i delivered pizza

 

my contact barely exists. my car kept missing and ****, so i decided to redo my entire ignition. I picked up a Mr. Gasket Cap and Rotor kit, and an Internal coil. Also Taylor Plug Wires


Modified by harwood at 8:03 PM 3/16/2005

 

you should return those wires and get MSD wires....they are lowest resistance without having to pay a lot