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Old 12-20-2020, 02:17 PM   #1
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Default 8ba Mallory dizzy cap

Anybody know where I can get a black dizzy cap for 8ba Mallory duel point?
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Old 12-20-2020, 02:35 PM   #2
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eBay. $195 going price. I hav no affiliation to this seller
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WHAT IS A DIZZY CAP? i HAVE SOME MALLORY 8BA DIST PARTS. STAN
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What is a Mallory Dizzy Cap. I have some new Mallory 8BA Parts. Stan
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What is a Mallory Dizzy Cap. I have some new Mallory 8BA Parts. Stan White
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The flat cap can be found. You just need to hunt a bit. I'd check on the HAMB or Bubba.
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Old 12-20-2020, 04:27 PM   #7
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bob,
Once swap meets begin again you'll find whole distributors with good caps

for reasonable.
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Old 12-20-2020, 04:37 PM   #8
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Anybody know where I can get a black dizzy cap for 8ba Mallory duel point?
I bought a black 'distributor cap' for a Mallory from NAPA.
Believe it was part number ( ECH MA 2 ) about $25.
Replacement for 209 series 'red' cap.
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Old 12-20-2020, 04:57 PM   #9
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eBay. $195 going price. I hav no affiliation to this seller

$195 for a distributor cap?? I wouldn't want to be affiliated either.
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Old 12-20-2020, 06:06 PM   #10
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bob,
Once swap meets begin again you'll find whole distributors with good caps

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This....
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Old 12-21-2020, 07:36 AM   #11
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Once swap meets begin again you'll find whole distributors with good caps

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This....
This doesn't make any sense to me?
When is the last time in several decades that Mallory made a contemporary design Ford flathead distributor that came with a black distributor cap?

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This doesn't make any sense to me?
When is the last time in several decades that Mallory made a contemporary design Ford flathead distributor that came with a black distributor cap?
The cap he needs was used on all flat top Mallory dizzies. They are out there at every swap meet.
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The cap he needs was used on all flat top Mallory dizzies. They are out there at every swap meet.
Nowhere was it stated that it was an old flat top distributor.
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Easy bro.........he said it in #1...........perhaps not to the inth degree, but we knew.
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Easy bro.........he said it in #1...........perhaps not to the inth degree, but we knew.
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Now I am confused because this is also an " 8ba Mallory duel point" ?
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Nowhere was it stated that it was an old flat top distributor.
Thanks, Charlie. Maybe I was assuming it was a flat top, but that is what we all assumed he was talking about. To be clear, the "flat top" cap is a two piece deal with a water sealing gasket sandwiched in between the top and bottom pieces.

If not, then he's in luck for any Napa should be able to help with for around $20.

Edit: Look at post #8. 51 Merc CT even has the part number for the "modern" style replacement cap.
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He needs a Mallory 4001 cap. Napa has a replacement cap in conventional style
Echin MA-5. $25. Matching rotor MA-7.
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He needs a Mallory 4001 cap. Napa has a replacement cap in conventional style
Echin MA-5. $25. Matching rotor MA-7.
Cheers
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Thanks, Tony!
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Default Re: 8ba Mallory dizzy cap

Seems as though the OP could put an end to this quandary by posting exactly what he needs and what for, but for some reason chooses not to.
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Time to ignore and we can move on. "LOL"



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