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Old 02-22-2010, 08:43 PM   #10
LONGHAIR
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Re: HEI distributor keeps going out. WHY?

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Originally Posted by Wrenchbender Ret View Post
There is a ground strip that goes under the coil to the center term. on the outside that goes to the dist housing. Sometimes when a guy changes the cap he leaves it in the old cap. It can cause all sorts of component failures.
That was going to be my answer, I have seen that happen more than once.
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