68 Cj5 V6 Dauntless Distributor Cap And Rotor Loose

i can move it by hand, is there a way to tighten it if i take the cap off, or is this how it is on this old engine.

 

Delco or Prestolite? Most caps have an indexing tab that keeps it from rotating. The downward pressure is spring loaded.

 

i believe prestolite, what keeps the rotor from turning, are the indexing tabs just on the cap

 

now you have my curiosity . by saying it moves . are you referring to . that you can twist the rotor button on shaft by hand
if so this is normal . it's design is to move with the centrifugal advance weights

 

Yes if I take the cap off I can turn the rotor by hand,
I can still turn the cap and rotor with the cap installed,

 

Is the rotor turning on the shaft, or is the shaft turning with the rotor? Is the turning only about 15-20 degrees, then stops turning, or can you just spin it all the way around.
The cap should have a tab that fits in a notch in the distributor housing, at least on a Delco unit.
-Donny

 

Prestolite as well.

 

Ive a little more info for help. Has the jeep been running, recenty tuned -up, or a project.
I bought tune-up parts for my 71 dauntless and the wrong cap and rotor were supplied.
Looked bery simiar by the cap was a little larger diameter and would not catch the index.

 

Just at work, I'll look in the morning, I just got it running and got it as a project, the last owner rebuild the carb and had it running also.