?? any Idea??

[rennie]

I found this while mding in my yard next to the street and a utilitie pole. I think it might be some kind of light socket?? It is made of steel about 2-1/2" high, round about 2-1/2". The inside looks like pheonilic?? go for it guys and gals..

Rennie

 

[sniper100]

Distributor cap for a gasoline type engine.
My best guess.

 

[mojjax]

Or maybe a wick cover to a kerosene smudge pot .

 

[warsawdaddy]

Distributor cap for a gasoline type engine.
My best guess.

I agree!

 

[traderoftreasures]

Distributor cap for a gasoline type engine.
My best guess.

I agree!

i second it...all in favor ?

 

[mick56]

Certainly looks like a distributor cap, but I never heard of a steel one.

 

[traderoftreasures]

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3534936

 

[mick56]

Trader, that pic is of the distributor housing. They are usually aluminum or steel. Every cap I have ever seen is bakelite.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It looks like bakelite inside.

 

[Breezie]

I'm throwing my hat into the ring and guessing: Ox Balls. They were generally made of brass and placed over the tips of an ox's horns to keep him from goring other animals. I tried to find a pic on the Internet, but you can imagine what kind of websites were available with those 2 search words! Breezie

 

[rennie]

It is steel on the outside about a 1/4" thk. It has two slots on the side, and you can look on the inside. There appears to be contacts for wire, and if you turn it over it has the resemblace of a distributor cap so, so my guess is that it comes apart. I can see no other way to connect the wires to it??

Rennie

 

[vayank54]

Yep it looks like a dist. cap cover with the cap stuck inside.

 

[sniffer]

it looks like a distributor cap from a six cylinder international harvestor combine.
it had a 2 piece cap the outer cap was to prevent anything from hitting the connectors
the cap comes off and underneath the wires had a loop connector which was bolted on
which kept it from vibrating loose