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Aug 31, 2001 | 11:10 AM

weldman

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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 31-Aug-01 AT 12:11 PM (EST)[/font][p]My cap and rotor is getting worn, so I thought that a new one would be in order. Who in the heck makes a blue distributor cap?
I can't find one for the life of me!

I leaned out the mixture a 1/4 turn (both screws) and there is still a hesitation. You can rev it up to 2000 rpm and let it go down to 1500 rpm, then if you hit the throttle again (and not hard), it won't react to the throttle as it should!

I checked the mixture with a vaccuum gauge when hot and it was at 17 inches. Does this mean that the hesitation isn't a result of a poor mixture?

Thanks!
Matt

Edit - As well, is the mallory chrome coil a good upgrade from my stocker?
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Aug 31, 2001 | 05:25 PM

rwjr

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Try advance auto parts....every cap i've gotten there has been blue...i forget what brand it is, though....
i used the accel performance coil...it comes in yellow or chrome and is pretty much a direct replacement of the stock one...

Aug 31, 2001 | 11:59 PM

lowcountry

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the cap that you are looking for is called blue streak

Scott
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Sep 1, 2001 | 01:29 AM

weldman

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Any contact or website info on bluestreak?

Thanks!

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Sep 1, 2001 | 10:41 PM

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Sep 2, 2001 | 09:39 AM

weldman

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As well, the gear (For lack of a better word) underneath my distributor cap looks very worn and rusty, so does the
contact that has wires coming out of it.

What are these pieces and do they need to be replaced from time to time?

Thanks!

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