[OutlawDrifter]

well the wonders of the world never cease to amaze me.

pickup sat all weekend, we were running around in the family truckster picking up school supplies for most of the weekend. noticed on my way home from work on friday, the pickup popped and shuddered a little going up a hill. it happened fast enough that i couldn't tell if it was engine or tranny, and i couldn't reproduce it. i figured my 200k+ tranny was finally showing its age and the torque converter was the culprit.

went to start it this morning and it would crank and not fire. strange...finally got it to fire and it was running really rough. i popped the hood and couldn't believe what i found. the coil lug/tower on the distributor cap had completely corroded off. the plastic and the brass. visual tests were useless, as the boot covered the plastic that had rotted away.

well now to decide on if i want an echlin, bwd, or accel cap as that's all that is available locally with brass terminals.