Re: [alfa] Replacing Distributor on '79 Spider

[Paul Novak <spammit@xxxxxxxx>]

Pete,

Are you sure the cap is seated properly?  It has a notch that only fits
one way.  If it were misaligned, the cap would not go down all the way,
and the clip would be pretty hard to latch.

Regards,

Paul.

On Sun, 2004-05-16 at 14:48, pete_woodhouse@domain.elided wrote:
> Somebody must have asked this before, but I couldn't find anything in the
> digests and it's driving me crazy...is there a trick or special tool needed to
> replace the distributor cap on a 79 Spider? For the life of me, I can't get
> enough grip with a pair of long nosed pliers on the rear little spring clip to
> pull it upward and lock it into place. I've removed the air intake, which at
> least allows you to see the thing, but I've been at this for hours now and
> I've got to be missing something.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help...
> 
> Pete
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