As with most distributor cap symptoms, other issues may be causing the car to stall or backfire. However, it is wise to keep the distributor in mind when troubleshooting.

The ignition (or distributor) cap is where ignition wires that run to the spark plugs receive high-voltage current from the ignition coil. Metal contacts in the cap connect with contacts in the ...

This car has an old-fashioned distributor cap and rotor. Most likely, when you forded the Nile that night, you got water inside the distributor cap, and it’s causing the misfire by creating a ...

The HEI Distributor has been a standard in the world of stand-alone electronic ingitions since 1974. We give our HEI Distributor a tune-up in the February 2013 issue of Car Craft Magazine.

Signs Your Car Needs a Tune-Up The odometer reading is the most important sign you need a tune-up. All vehicle manufacturers specify when to complete engine maintenance procedures based on mileage ...

Opening the hood, you immediately see a problem--there is no distributor. Or plug wires. You're not in Kansas--or the 1970s--anymore. Cars today don't have distributors or distributor caps. Okay ...

Q: My very dependable and irreplaceable 1995 Buick Roadmaster went in for a tune-up.When I got the car back I was shocked at the cost of the repairs. It cost nearly $800 for a distributor cap and ...

In most cases if the distributor is bad, the car will stop running at that point. ... Expect a rebuilt distributor, installed — which will include a new distributor cap — to cost around $500.

We test a new Mopar distributor and to see if we gain more power. Click here for more details or check out the December 2012 issue of Mopar Muscle Magazine.