different distributor caps?

Nope, one cap fits 'em all, pretty much. Don' *** me about "which brand" because the bastards that sell 'em keep changin stuff. Blue Streak used to be great, but I hear lately that they are in the dumps, too.

Maybe you got the wires switch, broke the rotor, or just got a poorly made cap.

Did you do ANYTHING else, like play with or remove the distributor? Might have broken the plastic drive gear?

the CH410 blue strak cap by standard is the only cap i know of that you can get with brass contacts... i think napa has one but they are ground off center from the factory... they will not work....