sierra3dr 52 Posted May 26 .........dizzy cap clips working themselves off the cap? I was testing my newly purchased compression tester and went to remove the HT lead to the coil,and they were unclip. Bizare thing,I have been driving it like so,unaware...oh and the compression reading I got was 150psi...and that was a dry test Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheffieldcortinacentre 704 Posted May 26 That's very good compression 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Mack 323 Posted May 26 4 hours ago, sierra3dr said: .........dizzy cap clips working themselves off the cap? My wife experienced this once in her Mk1 Golf, she went round a sharp right hand bend and the cap fell off the distributer (1300 engine, dizzy on end of head). It was .ing with rain so instead of opening the bonnet for a look she made a call to the AA ........ reason the cap came off was because I'd cleaned the rotor arm the night before and sat the cap back on but didn't clip it on ....... it drove for 50 miles before that sharp right corner ! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIB3300 445 Posted May 27 I've never heard of that, as you know the clips or usually quite tight. All i can think of is, the clips maybe sprained straight or wrong clips Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sierrabravo 0 Posted October 5 (edited) Hi john mack and you thinking of selling that beauty, Edited October 5 by Sierrabravo Wrong spelling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sierrabravo 0 Posted October 5 (edited) The cortina mk5 john, cheers Edited October 5 by Sierrabravo Error Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John Mack 323 Posted October 6 21 hours ago, Sierrabravo said: The cortina mk5 john, cheers No plans to sell at this time, cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bortaf 90 Posted October 15 lips on the cap worn where the clip snaps over? i've loads of loose clips, just gave em a slight bending to tighten them up, mind you nowdays it could be a shoddy out of spec cap that makes them loose so give the clips a wee bending? as long as they snap over the lip they should hold ok ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beeper 67 Posted November 20 (edited) DIzzy cap clips? My Dad couild beat that. Back in the 70's he worked for a second hand car dealer and he was driving a Skoda back to the showroom when he heard a loud bang and the car died, never to start again. Fortunately he was on the main road where the dealership was, so he walked the rest of the way, got the mechanic and they returned to the car. They opened the lid and stood there looking at the engine. After a short time, my Dad said "Look, the distributor is missing!" Somehow it had launched itself out of the block and landed a good few hundred yards back up the road! Ah, they don't make them like they used to! Edited November 20 by Beeper Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
