Decided to have a look at my distributor tonight, haven't got a timing light, just checking it out for the first time since buying the car.
Prior to starting the car I loosened and rotated it to check its freedom of movement. Leaving the bolt half-tightened I started the car.
Went to rotate the dizzy again and got zapped as I came closed to touching it. I got arcs half and inch long going to my hand.
After "testing" a bit more I determined it was from the spark plug boots. :shockin:
OK, I will admit to replacing the original wires with ebay "splitfire" $10 special-extra-cheap wires,
, and I promise to get some good ones.
But arcing to my hand, really are these wires THAT bad?
Or could it be something else?
Prior to starting the car I loosened and rotated it to check its freedom of movement. Leaving the bolt half-tightened I started the car.
Went to rotate the dizzy again and got zapped as I came closed to touching it. I got arcs half and inch long going to my hand.
After "testing" a bit more I determined it was from the spark plug boots. :shockin:
OK, I will admit to replacing the original wires with ebay "splitfire" $10 special-extra-cheap wires,

But arcing to my hand, really are these wires THAT bad?
Or could it be something else?