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ctmandu
 Post subject: distributor question
PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:04 pm 
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my son said his distributor has sparks coming out of it ..... what could cause this.... update its sparking from the pos+ side of the coil to where the center wire is for the distributor at the coil if that makes sence

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i would guess a crack or hole in something. I would replace the wire and the coil.

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That’s all we can think off he has gone threw everything and can’t find anything wrong. It has all new wires so he is going to get a new coil today and try that, thanks

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:41 am 
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The high voltage side is "looking" for a ground. The least resistance one is where it's sparking. Did your son get a factory length set of wires or did he have to cut them to length? If the latter, check that the crimped metal connector he installed on the high tension lead to the center of the distributor cap is correct.
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My best guess is a crack in the coil tower or a bad sheid on the coil wire.

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got a new coil and all is good thanks guys, but on the way to work his exhaust fell off :lol: :lol:

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ctmandu wrote:
got a new coil and all is good thanks guys, but on the way to work his exhaust fell off :lol: :lol:
His exhaust probably had a crack in it too :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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