1936-38 Distributor Cover

[Shane Briggs]

Can somebody post an image(s) of a 1936-38 Big Twin Distributor cover HD Part #1567-36 type 1. According Palmer, type 2 was used from 1939 to 1963. Guess the earlier one has a larger "nipple" where the bail snaps on it. Thanks

[Chris Haynes]

Jim Long had made the dies to put the big nipple on later caps. I don't know who got his stuff.

[Shane Briggs]

Thanks for the image. How scarce are good originals?

[Chris Haynes]

Made of unobtainium.

[Steve Little]

Hi Chris. What is your opinion on chrome vs cad plate on 36 and 37

[Chris Haynes]

As shown is the above photo they are very shiny, Cadmium is not shiny.

[steve marxen]

Can somebody post an image(s) of a 1936-38 Big Twin Distributor cover HD Part #1567-36 type 1. According Palmer, type 2 was used from 1939 to 1963. Guess the earlier one has a larger "nipple" where the bail snaps on it. Thanks

Hi Shane, I have those covers.

[Chris Haynes]

Can somebody post an image(s) of a 1936-38 Big Twin Distributor cover HD Part #1567-36 type 1.

PS. It doesn't distribute anything. It is a timer sometimes called a circuit breaker. :-)

[aumick10]

It distributes the smoke from the battery to the coil. Isn't that how electrics work?

[Chris Haynes]

It distributes the smoke from the battery to the coil. Isn't that how electrics work?

That is the built in overload detector.

[aumick10]

Ahh, that is what that thing does.

[Rubone]

You can replenish it with this..

[painterdale]

I got a chuckle out of that one!

Dale