Re: {Chrysler 300} Fwd: Disty pics

The issue was that some people would move wires from one cap to another while swapping distributors thinking that the caps/clips were the same orientation/position on dual and single point distributors, and might not look at the rotor position relative to the wire position, but just go by the position of the wires based on the clip position, like when you are doing a tuneup and just changing a cap and want to put the wires back in the same holes as they were in on the old cap. Can't do that when swapping from single to dual point distributors due to the 'offset' of the clips relative to the rotor position.

Even if one is not using that method, but actually looking at the plug wire stand and rotor position to get it 'right', it could then cause some confusion if you happened to notice that the wires were not on the 'same' stands they were originally, but rather appeared offset by one position relative to the cap clips, which could cause some second guessing. This was just an explanation of why it turns out that way.

On Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM Ryan Hill <ryan_hillc300@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Am I misssing something here? Why use a clip mount or screw as a reference when doing a simple swap from one distributor to another? Note which plug wire stand the rotor is at on and which cylinder it’s feeding on the one you’re removing, install the new distributor and clock it where it fits best, then install the plug wires based on where the rotor on the new one is pointing.

Ryan Hill

On Aug 9, 2025, at 8:49 AM, John Nowosacki <jsnowosacki@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Here are side by side pictures confirming my previous email. You can see how the screw that holds the cap clip on the dual point is in the same position on both distributors, but it doesn't hold the cap clip on the single point. The cap clip on the single point is attached to the distributor further below and also one post further left, making it appear to be 'offset' when compared to the dual point.

Use the screw as a reference and not the clip, and you'll be fine when swapping distributors.

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From: John Nowosacki <jsnowosacki@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, Aug 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Subject: Disty pics
To: John Nowosacki <jsnowosacki@xxxxxxxxx>

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