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Old Mar 8, 2001 | 11:26 PM
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painting distributor cap?

i have a msd billet distributor for my 460 and i was wondering if i could paint the cap to match the engine(everything is blue but the cap.....its red). or can i get a cap for the msd thats blue? any info would be appreciated. thanks,
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Old Mar 8, 2001 | 11:38 PM
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painting distributor cap?

Check marine applications, they're generally blue.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2001 | 07:23 PM
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Old Mar 16, 2001 | 08:38 AM
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painting distributor cap?

I wouldn't paint the cap if I was you,
If the the paint has any lead in it, you will get a lot of cross fire from the wires arcing, rough running, etc.



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Old Mar 16, 2001 | 06:40 PM
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painting distributor cap?

I saw a blue distributor cap for the ford in my local Advance Auto Parts store last week. I have a Mallory Unilite and am looking for a blue cap fpr that too.
 
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