No Defogger!!

[mlc240z]

i never use dielectric inside the cap. it doesn't conduct electricity. although a ford i once had, manual stated to put 1/8" coating on rotor tip and inside the cap plug terminals (never on center terminal). that was a 1979 with a 'hi energy' coil, though.

the only place i use it is inside the wire boots. prevents them from sticking to the plugs and cap and helps to prevent spark leakage.

i don't think grease on the sparkplug contacts is a good idea (see sentence #2) and its a waste on the threads. use anti-seize if anything.

bart

[KDMatt]

Thanks,

My buddy and I did my tune up today without a hitch... though I tell ya it was a bitch to get that distributor cap off.

Oh, and we didn't put any of that dielectric grease on the threads, nor did we apply any in the cap or to the rotor. I only applied the grease to parts where the ignition wires were supposed to make contact with something (i.e. dizzy cap/sparkplugs).

The NGK wires and plugs certainly were worth the little extra money and the waiting period. It may just be my imagination, but it really feels like the car is idling more smoothly (or at least more evenly), and perhaps even has regained a few lost horsepower.

Hey also... did the older Haynes manuals misprint the firing order?... Mine seems to have 6 and 3 switched up. I tried it the way indicated in the manual, then the way my car was previously wired, and the latter made it run noticeably better.