Mike Apfelbeck wrote: > > You might take a look at the ground wire inside the distributor, every > time the vacuum advance plate moves it wiggles that wire, and it could have > broken strands inside the insulation. > > Mike If I remember rightly, my 57 distributor has a CLOTH covered wire inside the dist. That can age and fray enough to short out at the wrong time. Would his car have the same if it was the original wire?? -- Paul Holmgren Hoosier Corps #33, L-6 2 57 300-C's in Indy