I cleaned up all those wires. Car was running great on the highway, about 60 mph...got about 8 miles from home, and then a miss...then another....no backfiring this time..just several misses..then I could feel like there was no ignition what so ever...everything else was working great, just no power from the motor. I pulled off, put in park, and waited a minute. Restarted car, and away we went. Made it home with just 1 miss.
So, I let the car sit for about 40 minutes. Then, I drove it thru town. I was only going about 30mph...and got about 3 miles from home, in town...water temp was only about 180. Car started missing again. Turned right around...and made it home with an occassional miss. No backfire. Also, the temp stayed at 180...at the light, it crept up to about 190...but it was not like it was the other day. I'm thinking the tuning/timing fixed that.
I'm guessing it's either a faulty Crane Cams Fireball coil, or the MSD 6A box is going kaput. I'm guessing that the cheapest would be to replace the coil first and see what happens. Crane does not make Fireball coils anymore..at least not sold in Summit Racing. So, let's rehash...
Mallory distributor with electronic ignition.
MSD 6A box
Crane Cams Fireball coil with HEI terminal on top.
I'd like to replace the coil first. Suggestions on which coil?
