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Coil wire melting at distributor

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Hey Gang. I have a '76 280Z that up till now has been running like a pro! I noticed a slight miss and after a quick glance found that the coil wire was melting at the distributor. All four fuseable links are intact. Thought I would ask for help before I dig into it....

Thanks...Chris'sZ

Is the connection clean and free from corrosion ? Corrosion can cause a bad connection and arcing . Are you running a stock coil ? When you look inside the cap , do you find any brass ''dust'' or aluminum ''dust'' on the sides of the cap . As the case may be , depending on what the 6 contacts are made of . Gary

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Thanks Gary, That would make perfect sense...Duh! I'll look at it in the morning and let you know. Thanks for the reply...! Chris

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