Distributor cap chaos
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Distributor cap chaos
Hey just thought I would let everyone know what a big pain in the a** changing my cap and rotor was on my 01 Ram! First I might say that the dist. cap is hidden well behind the engine and under the wiper cowl. I stood on a ladder at first but due to my overwhelming height 5"8 i could not comfortably reach the plug wires nor could I see them very well. I had to get inside the damn engine compartment and contort my body into some stable position so I could pull off the wires off of the old cap and place on my new cap and rotor. The wires had very little slack so I could not lay the old distributor aside as I pluged up the new one ( big pain). Oh yeah those little hold down screws were not the easiest to get to either.
Anyway I could keep going but I just thought it was a big pain to complete something so simple. I dont like being able not to see things when I am working with them. Hopefully more of you have had to cuss your way through this as they say misery loves company! Have a Nice day!!!
Anyway I could keep going but I just thought it was a big pain to complete something so simple. I dont like being able not to see things when I am working with them. Hopefully more of you have had to cuss your way through this as they say misery loves company! Have a Nice day!!!
#2
It isn't that bad.
Take off four wires from one side, putting them onto the new cap as you go. Take off coil wire, put it on new cap. Remove screws. This allows you to move the old cap out of the way (push to the side that still has wires attached), giving you enough room for the new cap. Remove old rotor, install new rotor (just pull and push). Put new cap on, screw down. Take last four wires off old cap one at a time and put them on the new cap in the right spots. Make sure wires are still routed properly as per Dodge TSB.
Take off four wires from one side, putting them onto the new cap as you go. Take off coil wire, put it on new cap. Remove screws. This allows you to move the old cap out of the way (push to the side that still has wires attached), giving you enough room for the new cap. Remove old rotor, install new rotor (just pull and push). Put new cap on, screw down. Take last four wires off old cap one at a time and put them on the new cap in the right spots. Make sure wires are still routed properly as per Dodge TSB.
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1&2 are closest to the radiator, 7&8 are closest to the distributor
The distributor cap will have a number 1 on it for the #1 plug and then going clock wise will be 8,4,3,6,5,7,2 and you should be back at 1. The terminal in the center is for the coil wire.
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Yeah... but it's really more a matter of opinion.
For the plugs I wouldn't use bosch. I'd use champions. It's a dodge.
These are the ones I used
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
but these are probably good too, and they're cheaper
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...&autoview=sku\
As for the cap I was going to get the mopar performance one but it has aluminum terminals so I got one from orileys (forget the brand) with brass terminals.
Those wires are probably fine. I got the MSD ones. I like them alot.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Go ahead and get yourself some new clips too cause the fat wires don't fit in the stock clips.
For the plugs I wouldn't use bosch. I'd use champions. It's a dodge.
These are the ones I used
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
but these are probably good too, and they're cheaper
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...&autoview=sku\
As for the cap I was going to get the mopar performance one but it has aluminum terminals so I got one from orileys (forget the brand) with brass terminals.
Those wires are probably fine. I got the MSD ones. I like them alot.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
Go ahead and get yourself some new clips too cause the fat wires don't fit in the stock clips.
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I don't have a problem spending some extra cash and NO one on here can agree on good plugs.
u mean these
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...part=MAA-29102
u mean these
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...part=MAA-29102
Last edited by dodge15004x45.9; 04-13-2009 at 11:45 PM.