What does this do?

[Koojo]

I replace the distributor cap today and noticed this knob that goes back and forth. What does it do? When I got the new one, the knob was facing straight down, but the one on the car was facing to the left. So I aligned the new one to face to the left too, but no clue why.

I circled the knob:

[Dulle]

Could it be something to "retard" the timing to drive on other octane fuels? I know some Opel's (Vauxhall? dont know if they are sold in the US) has that, to switch between 95 and 98 octane (european, not RON. I think that would be..91 and 93 RON, or something like that. So anyways, they can switch back and forth, to adjust the timing to what they are driving on..could it be something like that?

[satanshollow]

Interesting, do you mind if I post the pic on another forum to find out?

[GtRider]

I DONT THINK IT does aNYTHING..

[2000 G-Twenty-T]

I DONT THINK IT does aNYTHING..

lol you think its just a knob for fun?

[NismoPC]

It's just a breather cap. It does nothing at all!

[Black95G20]

It's a boost controller!!! lol, j/k.

I don't think it does anything, I agree with NismoPC.

[Koojo]

They why would it be there?? You can turn it back and forth.

[NismoPC]

Becuase when there was a coil ('91-'93), the coil would connect there. Since '94-'96 are electronic, no more need for that connector.

[Koojo]

Interesting, do you mind if I post the pic on another forum to find out?

No I dont mind at all

[p10det]

Gt rider is right. It doesnt do shit for you.

[2000 G-Twenty-T]

attach it to your battery and see what happens!

[markbuts3]

Gt rider is right. It doesnt do shit for you.

Nah, it's the flux capacitor isn't it Mike ??

[p10det]

but mark buy turning it it does not make the least bit of differents

[markbuts3]

but mark buy turning it it does not make the least bit of differents

You obviously haven't seen back to the future then ??

[Black95G20]

haha nice, i got it mark. mike is probably too drunk lol. (j/k mike, no offense). And yeah it is for the coil, i remember now, cause i pulled that off of my uk motor when it came, it had all that weird ish on it.

[Koojo]

attach it to your battery and see what happens!

BOOM is what will happen. Or maybe it will give me like 30 more hp

[Black95G20]

Or maybe it will give me like 30 more hp

yeah but only if you have a tornado in there too

Hey my 1000th post !!!!

[markbuts3]

haha nice, i got it mark. mike is probably too drunk lol. (j/k mike, no offense). And yeah it is for the coil, i remember now, cause i pulled that off of my uk motor when it came, it had all that weird ish on it.

Yea, mine has a coil but the cap is totaly different, the connectors don't come straight out from the cap...

[Black95G20]

mark you wouldnt happen to want to buy a spare coil and distributor by any chance would you? lol.