My day so far

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 01/09/2018 at 15:07 • Filed to: None

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Jag has been not wanting to rev above 4000 rpm. Felt like a rev limiter. Today before heading to lunch I grabbed my screwdriver to see if there was a rev limiter module installed inside the distributor. Pop the cap off, nothing. Pop it back on, check my connections, go to start car... no spark. Test for spark, nothing. Take the cap back off aaaaaand my secondary coil is an open circuit. Neat. Somehow lifting the cap 3 inches and setting it back on the dizzy broke the coil. Fabulous.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/09/2018 at 15:14

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At least you found the weak link?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/09/2018 at 15:23

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Hopefully

crowmolly > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/09/2018 at 15:24

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At least they are reasonably priced. Just don’t buy an Accel.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/09/2018 at 15:30

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At least you found a weak link?

Also coil-in-cap? That seems needlessly obtuse.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/09/2018 at 15:38

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HEI distributors. Originated by Delco-Remy in 1974. Allows for 40k volts over traditional points distributors which produced around 18k. This is a Delco-Remy distributor so likely a 40 year old coil. I’m impressed.

Sovande > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 01/09/2018 at 15:39

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If you want to replace the whole distributor, you may want to look into one of these: https://www.skipwhiteperformance.com/catalog/sbc-bbc-chevy-350-383-super-65k-hei-distributor-6500-r_83466/

$47 and made by the same company that makes them for MSD. It is cheaper than a rebuild kit and people seem to love them.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/09/2018 at 15:56

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He finally found himself?