Distributor cap & wires question

[NutmegCarrera]

Dumb question, but feel there is merit asking:
1. When replacing a rotor and cap, I assume the whole works should be assembled "dry", e.g. - no dielectric grease on the rotor. Right?
2. When installing new wires to that cap, these should also be "dry"?

For reference, this is a 1985 with 3.2 I'm doing a cyl head temp sensor, new cap & rotor and Clewett wires. PO history is unclear - but from the little I know, none of this stuff has been done for a long time. Last year (my first real season with the car) I was able to get the WOT sensor working, throttle linkage adjusted, and did the "adjustment" of the flapper wiper in the air sensor (get the contacts onto a clean part of the strip). Also have new fuel filter, new plugs (copper core), etc... Also put an o-scope on the o2 sensor, and that seems to be ok as-is.

So- The current roughness (mainly at idle) is hopefully going to be gone. Can't wait to see the results.

Thanks for any input.

[steely]

Dry here. no dielectric.

You might want to put a little 3 in 1 oil on the felt pad in the ctr before installing the rotor on top.

[John W.]

I like to use a little SIL-GLYDE on the rubber boots where they contact the distributor cap to make it a little easier to get them off the next time.