MG-Cars.net

Welcome to our resource for MG Car Information.

Recommendations

Parts

MG parts spares and accessories are available for MG T Series (TA, MG TB, MG TC, MG TD, MG TF), Magnette, MGA, Twin cam, MGB, MGBGT, MGC, MGC GT, MG Midget, Sprite and other MG models from British car spares company LBCarCo.

MG MGA - Distributor cap off 90 degrees.

I carefully out new wires on my new distributor cap maing sure to keep the positions the same as the old cap. Only when I was ready to put the cap on did I realize that the new cap has the wires coming out ivertical when installed, the old one had them pointing to the rear.

Do I only need to change the wires one position on the cap?


Tahnks

Russell
R Egge

Hi Russell. You can change the wires to suit the firing order, or you could leave the wires, and rotate the distributor drive gear 180 degrees. Either method should get the engine running. I am wondering if your new distributor cap is identical to the old one. I know that there are several caps that are ALMOST identical to the MGA ones, but that have subtle differences. Some caps have the alignment tabs that key the cap to the distributor body, in different locations. Perhaps your old distributor cap was incorrect? Good luck anyway! Glenn
Glenn

It's an Austin Healey 3000 distrib cap. They fit our distributors but are in fact 90 degrees different. I needed one to route the wires of my Twin Cam...but that's another story.

Russell, I'd just move the wires. Firing order 1,3,4,2 counter clockwise. Just remove the cap, look at the rotor and align wires accordingly. hth
Paul Hanley

paul,i think a a-h 3000 is a 6 cylinder.please tell me you ment 100-4?...
mika c

Mike!!

That's why my car runs rough!! I stand corrected. Come to think of it it might have been a Triumph or 100-4 part. Thanks.

Paul
Paul Hanley

This thread was discussed between 10/12/2004 and 11/12/2004

MG MGA index

This thread is from the archive. The Live MG MGA BBS is active now.