Hello,
Today when i was driving on the interstate, I began to notice a miss in the motor every now and then. Nothing major, and i fullyintended to have a look into it when i got home.
Well, I had to make a stop at a store, and when i came out, the motor turned over, but not even a hint of it igniting. So, i look for loose wires...coil, condenser, cracked distributor, you name it. Nothing seemed wrong. I tried again and again. Motor would turn over, I could smell gas (and i verified pressure in the engine bay).
I decided (as a last gasp.....my AA card was already out) to just move the condenser wire to a different prong and leave the tach off. The car then fired right up. But, when I try to put the tach wire BACK onto the negative side of the coil, the motor dies immediately.
This tach has been wired in the same location for at least 5 years. What gives?