Chris Craft offered the "F" series engines (283 F & 327 F) in Commanders from 23' to 35'. There are a lot of these engines out there, and they have a problem. Most of these engines were equipped with IBM Prestolite 4115 distributors. Unfortunately these "flat cap type" distributor caps are no longer in production and are virtually impossible to find. It was still listed in some marine supplies and places like NAPA, but they were incorrect. The original cap was a higher than normal flat cap that had been problematic in the past, just as the Mallory flat cap on 427's is problematic.

 Here is a tested solution – The Distributor Cap Modification Kit modifies a commercially available Sierra 18-5369 cap and uses an unmodified Sierra 18-5407 rotor so that they fit on your 283F & 327F engines with Prestolite 4115 distributors. This cap is not a flat cap. It’s a stack cap with wires coming out the top of the cap.

5/29/2022: 29 Kits available

 Kit Includes 2 spacers, a cable tie, installation instructions, and Shipping & Handling.

Modification kit does not include cap & rotor. These must be acquired separately by purchaser. Each kit modifies one distributor.

 

Development of Distributor Cap Modification Kit - Includes photos

 

Installation Instruction Video

 

The finished, modified cap.

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The finished product on the distributor itself.

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Conversion Kit $15.00  for US Orders
Includes 2 spacers, a cable tie, installation instructions, and Shipping & Handling

Modification kit does not include cap & rotor. These must be acquired separately by purchaser. Each kit modifies one distributor.

 

Conversion Kit $25.00  for International Orders
Includes 2 spacers, a cable tie, installation instructions, and Shipping & Handling

Modification kit does not include cap & rotor. These must be acquired separately by purchaser. Each kit modifies one distributor.

 

ONLY 29 KITS AVAILABLE

Modification kit does not include cap & rotor. These must be acquired separately by purchaser. Each kit modifies one distributor.

 

Club News

 

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 The 9th Annual Photo Contest Begins September 1st!!

 

 

The 9th Annual Chris-Craft Commander Club Photo Contest begins on September 1st so keep snapping those photos of your beautiful boats.  Contest details will be shared soon so stay tuned.  We look forward to see all of your photos again this year. More To Follow

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 The 2023 National Rendezvous was a Smashing Success!!

 

 

An amazing time was had by all at the Chris-Craft Commander Club's National Rendezvous,  held this past weekend in Cedar Point, Ohio.  A huge Thank You to the Rendezvous hosts: T.J Worsencroft, Sam Lillard, Tim Toth, as well as, Char PIke, Scott Shriber, and Jim & Sue Bell for a wonderful event.  Also a HUGE Thank You to all of the Captians and Crews that made the journey to the Rendezvous.  A total of 31 boats made the trip to Cedar Point.

These Rendezvous gatherings are a great time to make new friends and to renew old friendships along with seeing some beautiful Commanders and other Chris-Craft beauties.

Sam and Monica Lillard took some amazing photos and are sharing them via the link below:

Lillard Rendezvous Photo Gallery

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