Date:         Mon, 23 Sep 2019 07:29:46 -0400
Reply-To:     Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Thomas Casal <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Why won't my Distributor Cap Fit?
Comments: To: Michael McSwain <michaelmcswain@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAE_mVa3Fsdtta+Pg_LhyRqk0ZJXtryNh5=2mOiNK_+8hZUS0aw@mail.gmail.com>
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Have you tried an 86 rotor?  Did you compare your current rotor to the new
ones to see if they were the same?  I just did cap rotor and it took me a
second to get the rotor seated properly.  There is a little internal slot
that needs to line up with the distributor properly as well.

On Sun, Sep 22, 2019 at 9:01 PM Michael McSwain <michaelmcswain@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've got an 84 1.9. I've bought 2 distributor cap/rotor sets from GoWesty
> and at least one from FLAPS that don't seem to fit well? It's like the
> rotor doesn't go down far enough. Without the rotor the cap fits fine. Is
> there any chance that I could have some unique or aftermarket distributor?
> Could it be assembled incorrectly? I've been using the rotor/cap that cam
> on the van for probably 30k miles at this point and I can't seem to find
> anything that fits it.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Michael.
>
> --
> m.
>