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Old 02-06-2019, 09:09 AM   #3
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Default Re: Tight Distributor caps

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Originally Posted by jkflathead View Post
I just replaced the spark plug wires on my '37 Ford. I am having trouble getting the distributor caps back into the distributor body that they came out of. It's like the body shrunk or the caps got bigger. Do I ream out the body? Any advice would be appreciated.
The inner caps as well as the distributor body tend to warp a bit. A simple "sanding" of the inner cap as has been previously advised, will do the trick.
This is very common...
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