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To: "Bob Danielson" <rdaniels@snet.net>
Subject: Distributor Cap
From: "\"Mr. Mike\" Passaretti" <passaretti@sol.med.ge.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 10:14:55 -0500
Cc: "Triumph" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <008a01beb143$fd246aa0$4e393ccc@bob>

>>>>> "Bob" == Bob Danielson <rdaniels@snet.net> writes:

    Bob> I just got the Summer edition of Moss Motoring and
    Bob> they have their summer sale going on. I like to keep
    Bob> spare ignition parts on hand and in the car, and have
    Bob> a question about the distributor caps they're
    Bob> selling. One is a "generic" replacement cap for $9.95
    Bob> while the other is a Lucas cap for $26.95. Does
    Bob> anyone have experience with the generic one? Is the
    Bob> Lucas cap twice as good? Last twice as long? Fail
    Bob> twice as often? Let the Lucas jokes roll but I am
    Bob> curious as to the differences and any first hand
    Bob> experience.  

The last two I bought were one of each.  The Lucas one
had aluminium contacts and the generic one brass.  Since
the original Lucas I had was brass, and the rotor contact
is brass, I put the generic one on.  It's been on for 
to or three years with no problems.
                                                -MM


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