Spark Plug Wires Distributor Cap Rotor

The distributor cap connects the spark plug wires and distributor rotor.

Spark plug wires distributor cap rotor.

With time a distributor cap and its contacts may wear and fail under the stress of high voltage exposure. With an ever expanding line of supercoils and all the spark plug wires tune up kits and fuel injectors hot rodders have trusted and relied on for years accel is constantly developing innovative new products designed to push power speed and performance to match advancements. Your spark plug wires carry power from your distributor to your spark plugs. The distributor rotor and cap keep the distributor s contents separate from the engine and keep the distributor s working parts clean and tidy while supporting the incredibly high volts of energy and delivering them to the appropriate spark plugs.

These factors cause the plastic in the cap to break down over time and the internal plug wire contacts to oxidize and deteriorate from spark arcing. They feature a boot at each end and an insulated conductive core to carry the current. The rotor contacts the appropriate point on the distributor cap to carry voltage from the coil to the spark plug wire and finally to the spark plug. The distributor cap serves as a link between the spark plug wires and distributor.

Like all moving parts distributor caps and rotors eventually wear out from a combination of heat vibration extreme voltage cracking and carbon deposits and need to be replaced. The distributor cap has contacts on the bottom for each spark plug wire. 4 7 out of 5 stars 7. When the rotor touches those contacts it sends power through the distributor cap and spark plug wire to the spark plug.

The electricity then moves through the spark plugs to the engine cylinders. Mercruiser thunderbolt 4 3 l v6 distributor cap rotor spark plug wires kit set. The rotor spins around like a helicopter rotor and as it spins it transfers electricity to the points of the cap. Only 3 left in stock order soon.

Accel distributor cap rotor kit filter by. It includes contact points on the underside that when contacted by the rotor link the voltage supplied by the ignition coil to the proper spark plug. Distributor cap and rotor kit ignition coil distributor distributor cap. It is recommended to replace distributor cap and rotor at the same time you are having the spark plugs and spark plug wires replaced.

Over time spark plug wires and boots may be damaged by heat or wear with age. Line up the number one spark plug. Quicksilver 805759q3 distributor cap kit marinized v 8 engines by general motors with thunderbolt iv and v hei ignition systems.