Suspect Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 I've been trying to find a clear distributor cap for L16/l18/20b for a while now. I think they look neat. My friend has one on his VW trike so I know they exist to a point. Does anyone know where I can find one for a Datsun L series? http://www.ebay.com/itm/VW-BUG-GHIA-BUS-TYPE3-009-DISTRIBUTOR-CAP-CLEAR-COLOR-/110929372996?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19d3e7e744&vxp=mtr Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 nobody makes them right now, but they used to. So keep watching eBay, eventually one will show up. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 nobody makes them right now, but they used to. So keep watching eBay, eventually one will show up. When they were made, were they for points distributors, or EI distributors, or both? Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 When they were made, were they for points distributors, or EI distributors, or both? Points and EI dizzys use the same cap ;) Even the L series and A series use the same cap (unless some odd dizzies exist that I haven't seen yet) Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Points and EI dizzys use the same cap ;) Even the L series and A series use the same cap (unless some odd dizzies exist that I haven't seen yet) I had a L16/18 cap that wouldn't fit on a EI distributor the other day, so they are differant in some way. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Points and EI dizzys use the same cap YES - some do NO - some don't Early points distributor (Types D40/D41) use a 70 mm cap Later points distributor (Type D4A) use a 77 mm cap Both Matchbox (D4K) and Remote Ignitor (D4F) use the 77 mm cap And if you have a Datsun factory mitsubishi distributor the cap is different yet again Quote Link to comment
Suspect Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 another question, what size is the cap for a VW, do you think it will work or be easy to make work on a datsun distributor? Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Is this Ratswagen.net? We have no idea what size a VW cap is, nor how many different VW caps there are. But some Hondas use the same Hitachi distributors as Datsun/Nissan. 1 Quote Link to comment
Suspect Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 ok thanks Quote Link to comment
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