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**El Jay** · 01-31-2009, 07:33 PM

I have a complete MSD ignition system on my '69 (350).

A little over a year ago it took to running real crappy, real fast.
I pulled the distributor cap and the "carbon" button in the middle was gone, so I replaced the cap & rotor.
Coming home from the "NorCal Mini-meet" in Rohnert Park 2 weeks ago, I picked up a little miss.
I finally got around to looking at things today, and, the "carbon" button is gone.

The distributor probably has less the 10K miles on it.

Has anybody else ever experienced such a problem?

Any comments, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance guys & gals.

Larry

P.S. I posted this here because there is probably more traffic. And even though it's an electrical part, it seems to be more of a "mechanical" problem

01-31-2009, 07:33 PM	#1
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	MSD Distributor Problem I have a complete MSD ignition system on my '69 (350). A little over a year ago it took to running real crappy, real fast. I pulled the distributor cap and the "carbon" button in the middle was gone, so I replaced the cap & rotor. Coming home from the "NorCal Mini-meet" in Rohnert Park 2 weeks ago, I picked up a little miss. I finally got around to looking at things today, and, the "carbon" button is gone. The distributor probably has less the 10K miles on it. Has anybody else ever experienced such a problem? Any comments, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance guys & gals. Larry P.S. I posted this here because there is probably more traffic. And even though it's an electrical part, it seems to be more of a "mechanical" problem __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck Last edited by El Jay; 02-01-2009 at 03:16 PM. Reason: P.S.



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