Distribitor Cap problems

[iwilkerson]

I have noticed that the new Dist Cap and rotor are burning at the contact points inside and is not getting enought power, I just installed this cap and rotor about 2 weeks ago, I sanded the contacts and it runs better. What could be doing this?

thanks

Ira

[iwilkerson]

Originally Posted by iwilkerson

I have noticed that the new Dist Cap and rotor are burning at the contact points inside and is not getting enought power, I just installed this cap and rotor about 2 weeks ago, I sanded the contacts and it runs better. What could be doing this?

thanks

Ira

Sorrys it a 87 5.0

[Morley]

Originally Posted by iwilkerson

I have noticed that the new Dist Cap and rotor are burning at the contact points inside and is not getting enought power, I just installed this cap and rotor about 2 weeks ago, I sanded the contacts and it runs better. What could be doing this?

thanks

Ira

Possibly bad wires, plug gaps too wide...

[iwilkerson]

Originally Posted by Morley

Possibly bad wires, plug gaps too wide...

GOod guess but New Wires. plugs .035 gap and downsized them from .040 to see if that helped.

[Morley]

Originally Posted by iwilkerson

GOod guess but New Wires. plugs .035 gap and downsized them from .040 to see if that helped.

Wells cap and rotor? Utter crap.

[iwilkerson]

Originally Posted by Morley

Wells cap and rotor? Utter crap.

I am not sure if it a Wells or not, I got it from advance auto parts and I do know about Wells being crap I ran into some bad E modules once and they were wells

[DaMoNe6969]

could be moisture in the cap.. take it off, spray it with ether, let it dry, than put it back on..

Might work..