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    Posted: 20 May 2008 at 12:25am

thanks to Blair, who spotted me and my SE in trouble and came back to help.

Blair, thanks for the connector....... i put it in tonight and everthing is back to normal

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I'm glad all is well. That is the same thing that happened to Brian on tech day.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Bassman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 May 2008 at 7:49am
Same connector?...lol...stupid clip
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Can you post a PIC of that CLIP, so we can look for.... if it ever happens to us?

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There are two clips that connect together on the iginition coil...the heat makes the plastic brittle

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Added note, when this connector starts to come loose, you will notice the tach doing funky things, bouncing around.  When it actually does pop off you will notice the tach drop to Zero long before the engines rpms drop to zero and you come rolling to a stop.  

In the past, I have just used a simple Zip Tie to make sure it stays in place.  I have red zip ties that match the engine bay perfectly. 

 

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Bassman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 May 2008 at 4:25pm
Or in my case, I was stepping on it, I redlined and died thinking I blew the engine or something...scared the sh*t out of me...lol.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote marcelvdgn Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 May 2008 at 6:57pm
same as me.... i just left the stop sign at 56th and 232 heading east...1st gear right up to red, 2nd gear hit 5000rpm and everything quit.....coasted up the hills first turn and stopped in a dangerous spot.     luckily wiggled stuff as blair came along and got her goin.
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This happened when we had the tech day at Blair's which you were there at the time...and when I called in to Blair and described what happened they could not figure out why my engine raced up like it did...so now we all know:).
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well i could have used some help tonight......car quite at 72 and king george. at first suspected i ran outa gas ( trying to do a craker on the milage chart...not)...... but no spark, suspect the ignition module. will have to check later. thanks to bcaa for the tow back home.

 

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Capt Fiero Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 May 2008 at 7:27am
Well it might be time to do a full distributor rebuild.  New module and pickup coil.  If one is on the way out, the other is not usually far behind.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Roadfury Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 May 2008 at 7:43am
is this the little connector on that connects to the left of the ignition module then down to the coil? i had that little connecter rot off with part of the module still fused to it. stupid $5 cable cost me 50 bucks!
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Post Options Post Options   Quote marcelvdgn Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 May 2008 at 10:54pm

well......the ignition module was nt the problem. as dave said might have to rebuild it.

Checked with lordco for a complete remanufactured distributor, club price was quoted over phone at $180.00. Not bad, concidering you get new cap, rotor, p/u coil, ignition module, bushing/bearings, gear and a 12 month warrantee.

just might go the easy way out.

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