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True - I was talking about the upper portion of the cap. If it is the lower portion of the cap, then spray that area with a lubricant several times over several hours. With a single edge razor blade gently try to insert it between the metal and plastic portion working around the entire circumference. Try GENTLY TAPPING the razor blade. Probably best the remove the distributor.

On the off chance the plastic part(s) break, it may be repairable using PC7 (a 2 part epoxy that takes a day to cure). I used it to repair the top portion of one I had. I'm holding it as a backup for my current one. Wet both surfaces with the minimum of the mixed epoxy and clamp them together allowing the PC-7 to cure overnight.

GOOD LUCK

Thanks everyone. Marty was correct, and I snipped the wires in order to remove the cap from the distributor, then flipped the cap upside down and soaked the upper cap in Varsol for 24 hours, and a lot of very gentle prying (very very gentle) it popped off.




Thanks everyone for your input. 👍👍

I'm glad that it worked. Before you install the new wires, make sure the spikes that penetrate the wire are cleaned up real good.

Yup, did that.

After installing the new plugs and the new wires, the car started in less than 3 seconds of it turning over. Awesome feeling knowing that a car that sat for somewhere between 15-40 years starting and purring like a kitten 👍👍

Now onto the next perplexing issue in a separate thread. 🤣