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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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Today I bought a new distributor cap from Auto Zone and the plug wires did not fit snuigly at all. So what is the preffered cap to use? I pricedf the ford cap but thought $50.00 was a little steep.

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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 06:09 PM
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i think msd makes one.
Old Jan 15, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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Lesson learned for lots of folks.........
Auto Zone sells nothing that is real quality........
Never has, never will........
Old Jan 15, 2006 | 07:36 PM
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i had used and accel one and it worked good
Old Jan 16, 2006 | 12:51 PM
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Lesson learned for lots of folks.........
Auto Zone sells nothing that is real quality........
Never has, never will........
if ya notice when ya go in there they will ask you if ya want the $5 part or the $15 part most people opt for the $5 then bitch about it being cheap.
Old Jan 17, 2006 | 01:39 AM
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Default RE: distributor cap

So I guess the answer is anything but the autozone cheap one.

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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 01:57 AM
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The answer should be dont buy from auto zone.
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