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square four distributor cover
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:25 pm
by GuyWalton
does anyone know of a replacement distributor cover for the square four the one that covers the cap and the leads . Never been able to find one . This is one of the square fours in the motorcycle museum but is a good picture of said cover .
Re: square four distributor cover
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:42 pm
by simon.holyfield
I made one from heat shrink. Not too pretty but does the job:
http://ariel-square-four.blogspot.com/2 ... s.html?m=0
Don't Drags have them?
Re: square four distributor cover
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:10 pm
by JohnnyBeckett
hi i know the british leyland and morris motors use covers and i think they will fit your cap have a look on ebay under classic car parts i have got one on the old triumph 1300 car i am restoring at the moment for my friend
Re: square four distributor cover
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:23 pm
by GuyWalton
JohnnyBeckett wrote:hi i know the british leyland and morris motors use covers and i think they will fit your cap have a look on ebay under classic car parts i have got one on the old triumph 1300 car i am restoring at the moment for my friend
Got one from a triumph 3TA might fit will give it a try .
Re: square four distributor cover
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:57 pm
by JohnnyBeckett
HI Guy i was going to say a 3t or 5t pre 1963 but they only have 3 leeds and you have 5 leeds i have got a 5t but i cannot go and look at the moment in lock down otherwise i would go and look and see if you can and get 5 leeds out the top of the cover
and i think the 3t or 5t cap is a lot smaller than a square 4 one
Re: square four distributor cover
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:12 pm
by simon.holyfield
The Austin 7 uses that distributor. I wonder if its worth nosing around their parts suppliers?
Re: square four distributor cover
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:39 pm
by JohnnyBeckett
hi you can make one out of a old inner tube cut to the size of the cap and taper it up like a ice cream cone to where the leeds come out and stick it with good superglue i have made them for my grass track cars in the past
Re: square four distributor cover
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 11:20 am
by GuyWalton
This is the one I purchased .May need a bit of a stretch here and there but we will try it and report back after arrival .
Re: square four distributor cover
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 1:48 pm
by Paul_Linden
The ones for Morris, Austin and Triumph cars all seem to be the wrong shape (side exiting leads, too narrow, etc).
Re: square four distributor cover
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 2:14 pm
by JohnnyBeckett
hi their also is one that the leeds come out the top they make two types of cap one the leeds come out the side of the cap and the other one the leeds come out top of the cap like your square 4 the boots are out their you just have to keep looking for them, if the classic car shows where on you will find one, like my friend did for the triumph 1300 i am restoring for him