To check the coil’s secondary resistance, connect an ohmmeter between the carbon pick-up in the top of the distributor cap and the BAT terminal at the distributor cap. The resistance should be ...

In most cases if the distributor is bad, the car will stop running at that point. ... Expect a rebuilt distributor, installed — which will include a new distributor cap — to cost around $500.

My experience was the distributor cap and rotor disintegrated immediately, and when diagnosed they were the source of a bad miss. There's no economy to be found in an unreliable part that will ...

Unboxed: Today we will be showing you the basic installation of a new MSD distributor along with new wires and an external coil. While some may people opt for just replacing the distributor alone ...

When General Motors introduced the High Energy Ignition (HEI) distributor in the mid-1970s, it was revolutionary. So much so that it still has a strong following among today's hot rodders. Like ...