At 07:49 PM 4/13/2011, Richard Koerner wrote:
>Hmm-mm, my 85 has the grounded "can" around the distributor,
>too.  Makes it very difficult to remove/replace distributor
>cap...annoying...I have fought with it for several minutes rather
>than easy snap off, snap on.  I replaced my radio with a newer one
>from a Honda Civic; maybe that radio has better filtering and
>suppression than the original radio so that I can delete the
>can....will give it a try anyway.

If you don't listen to AM it won't make the slightest difference.  If
you do -- try it out.  It certainly is a nuisance.  As to the better
filtering etc...see if you can find an antenna trimmer.  If you do,
set the radio to an empty spot or a very weak station around 1400 kHz
and trim for loudest.  If you don't, don't expect any more attention
to filtering than to antenna trim.  If there's a trimmer it may be
labeled Ant Trim -->  or not at all; it may be a very small hole with
a tiny screwhead deep inside or it may be a biggish pan-head screw
that clearly pinches a couple leaves together as you tighten it.  The
flat one will be near the antenna jack; the other might conceivably
be a hole in the front panel (but there won't be one...).

Yrs,
d