[AT] Magneto Question...again!

[Mike Sloane]

Plastic? Melted? Distributor caps are (almost always) made of Bakelite - 
it is almost impossible to melt Bakelite without using an oxy-acetylene 
torch. (and even then, it would more likely just crumble.) I am 
wondering where you might have gotten a "plastic" distributor cap. There 
is no high temperature to speak of generated in a distributor, or there 
isn't normally.

Mike

Ben Wagner wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Thanks for your help on testing my generator.  I was doing some more 
> work on the tractor, and we finally got the magneto to throw a spark.  
> Some of you may remember my question on that specific problem with the 
> mag a couple of months ago.  It sure took awhile, but it is going again! 
> 
> I have a nice strong spark from the coil discharge on the coil cover.   
> However, I can't get the distributor cap to give me a spark on any of 
> the four towers.  I took the cap and rotor off, and the cap's plastic 
> had melted on the outside of the towers inside the cap.  The rotor, 
> however, was fine.  Would this be related to the fact that I am not 
> getting a spark from the distributor? 
> 
> Both the cap and rotor were brand new a few months ago.  It was working 
> fine before I took it apart.  Is this a timing issue?
> 
> Hope my question makes sense...
> 
> Ben Wagner
> 
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