By far the best thing to do would be to buy a new Cap & Wire. How many miles have you put on the Van since 09? ORR ~ DeanB
On 12 Aug , 2012, at 5:57 AM, Edward Maglott wrote: > All the parts were replaced in 2009. I found my previous set of > wires, and I'm sure I kept the old cap and rotor too. The stuck end > of the cable will turn, just can't pull it out because there's > nothing to grab onto. I'll see what I can do... > Edward > > > At 09:30 PM 8/11/2012, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >> Sounds like your distributor cap has had it anyway . >> New dist cap and coil wire.. >> n' yer good to go. >> Most people keep a decent used one as a spare anyway, right ? >> >> >> On 8/11/2012 4:43 PM, Edward Maglott wrote: >>> Van started running rough today, at idle mostly. Got home and >>> took a >>> look. Obvious problem, the wire from the coil to distributor was >>> bent off at an angle with burn marks all over the place. just >>> touched it and it came apart. Now I've got the burnt up end stuck >>> down in the center pole of the distributor. Nothing to grab onto >>> and >>> everything is pretty brittle from the heat it has been exposed >>> to. I'm thinking dremel is my next move, but anybody have any >>> better ideas? >>> Edward |
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