Not all that big of a deal. They are simply little gray tracks inside of the distributor cap that cause misfires which are mostly noticed under a load. Looking on the inside of the cap it should be clean & the actual contacts should be smooth.
Route 66 Rider! Ramon Hill Live Long and Be Free -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of mad madeline Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 2:40 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Carbon Tracking?? Can someone please explain what carbon tracking looks like in the distributor cap?? I found a reference to it on an old email.
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