Distributor cap glue?

[alchemy]

Has anybody ever used a glue of some type to repair a cracked distributor cap? Will it build up a chipped out portion?

I've got some rare old caps of different kinds that I'd like to fix if possible. Stuff you can't buy new anymore.


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[Mike]

Liquid nails would probably work.

[Antibilly]

JB WELD!!!

[swissmike]

I have successfully used an industrial type epoxy EPOXY TECHNOLOGY, INC. Type 353ND or 301 (ph: 978 667 3805). These adhesives are very thin and will wick into any hairline cracks. They will heat cure in about one hour or less.
I found that hairline cracks are functionally worse than entire chunks missing. It took me hours the first time I had a cracked distributor cap. I ended up replacing coil wire, coil, condenser etc. before I noticed.

I would try to replace missing chunks by grinding up material from another similar cap, mixing it with some 5min epoxy and using that like bondo. Sand and polish after full cure. If you need a high temperature resistance, you can use one of the adhesives mentioned first and let them thicken for several hours at room temperature. The 353ND can withstand more than 300C!

[Fastsporty]

I would think a two part epoxy with some die added to match the color and the sand and buff the shape.
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[redmeat]

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[DrJ]

What kind of unobtanium cap are you trying to fix?

[C9]

I like SwissMikes advice.
Looks like a good way to go.

That said, here's what worked for me.

I had the distributor cap on a Ducoil distributor carbon track on the inside.
Ground out the carbon track and laid in a coat of Glyptol.

Glyptol is commonly used in the electric industry - on the high voltage stuff anyway.

The Glyptol did the job.
You should be able to find it at industrial electric supply stores like Graybar's etc.

[alchemy]

Thanks for the advice. The caps I'm gonna fix are a DuCoil which is a rusty brownish material, and a converted-to-V8 Lincoln V-12 inner cap which is the black stuff (bakelite?).

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