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Jeepwm69 · 02-12-2015, 03:08 PM

When I ran new looming on the underhood wires, I took the distributor cap off to give me room to work. I'm wondering if I didn't get it back on exactly straight. The truck runs ok, but tends to bog a little more easily in higher gears than I'm used to. On my Jeeps there is a clamp that holds the distributor in place and one rotates the distributor to change timing. The cap is keyed so it will only go on exactly straight.

I had trouble getting the cap in place where all the retaining clips would hold it down on this truck. Could I have possibly not gotten it quite lined up and thrown the timing off a hair?

02-12-2015, 03:08 PM	#1
Jeepwm69 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 679	Distributor cap question When I ran new looming on the underhood wires, I took the distributor cap off to give me room to work. I'm wondering if I didn't get it back on exactly straight. The truck runs ok, but tends to bog a little more easily in higher gears than I'm used to. On my Jeeps there is a clamp that holds the distributor in place and one rotates the distributor to change timing. The cap is keyed so it will only go on exactly straight. I had trouble getting the cap in place where all the retaining clips would hold it down on this truck. Could I have possibly not gotten it quite lined up and thrown the timing off a hair?



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