I keep my car in the garage always. never drive in the rain (no wipers). Took it in the shop for work and noticed light green color on the metal inside the distributer cap? 455 engine 13:1 compression. I drive it a little almost everyday. mechanic asked if it sits outside and how often do I drive? anyone know what would cause this and any solution? Thanks again. ( i owned the car for 10 months and never checked this)
I changed the cap and rotor and will check it again in 3 months. And yea, $6 a gallon for 110 octane getting 8 miles a gallon .... there's a little bit of sniffling going on at my house.
DO NOT use STEEL WOOL or metallic grinding of any kind!!!!
If it is an HEI, or other Magnetic Pickup type of trigger, You will end up with slivers of steel stuck to the magnetic parts and it will trigger all over the place as the rotator star turns! (Akin to having points that fire anywhere they want..)
You may be getting Condensation UP the shaft from the crankcase, settling inside the cap..you just may want to consider pulling the Dizzy and inspecting it for end play and runout..AND while you have it out..Media blast it.
This type of corrosion is common in caps that use aluminum ignition inserts rather than copper. It is a product derived more from ozone than water vapor.
Now when found in a GM car, it is referred to as crotch rot... :thumbup:
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Hot Rod Forum
2.2M posts
175.6K members
Since 2001
A forum community dedicated to hot rod owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about restoration, builds, performance, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, and more!