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crsgmc · 03-08-2021, 11:22 AM

I am serious about this issue. I do not feel good about putting on a new cap and rotor that is exactly the same as the one that failed at 14,000 miles. If the old one only listed 14,000 miles, it is likely it will fail again. My last one did not fail from continuity or a broken spring or cap. It just appeared to wear the terminals down and die. I checked Standard Motor Products web site for my 1996 5.7. They only list cap DR-474 and DR-331 for rotor. They do not list the DCR820X that is listed as a premium part from Rock Auto. I don't know if they stopped making that model, and Rock Auto still has some in stock. I placed the order through Rock Auto for the DCR820X. The DCR820X is a cap and rotor set. I am thinking about installing the premium new part and keeping the other new one as a backup. I hate getting stranded on the road. I was lucky I wasn't in the middle of no where.

03-08-2021, 11:22 AM	#31
crsgmc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Carpenter, Wyoming Posts: 83	Re: Is this the new normal for parts.....ie Vortec dist. cap I am serious about this issue. I do not feel good about putting on a new cap and rotor that is exactly the same as the one that failed at 14,000 miles. If the old one only listed 14,000 miles, it is likely it will fail again. My last one did not fail from continuity or a broken spring or cap. It just appeared to wear the terminals down and die. I checked Standard Motor Products web site for my 1996 5.7. They only list cap DR-474 and DR-331 for rotor. They do not list the DCR820X that is listed as a premium part from Rock Auto. I don't know if they stopped making that model, and Rock Auto still has some in stock. I placed the order through Rock Auto for the DCR820X. The DCR820X is a cap and rotor set. I am thinking about installing the premium new part and keeping the other new one as a backup. I hate getting stranded on the road. I was lucky I wasn't in the middle of no where.