All the parts were replaced in 2009.  I found my previous set of
wires, and I'm sure I kept the old cap and rotor too.  The stuck end
of the cable will turn, just can't pull it out because there's
nothing to grab onto.  I'll see what I can do...
Edward

At 09:30 PM 8/11/2012, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>Sounds like your distributor cap has had it anyway .
>New dist cap and coil wire..
>n' yer good to go.
>Most people keep a decent used one as a spare anyway, right ?
>
>
>On 8/11/2012 4:43 PM, Edward Maglott wrote:
>>Van started running rough today, at idle mostly.  Got home and took a
>>look.  Obvious problem, the wire from the coil to distributor was
>>bent off at an angle with burn marks all over the place.  just
>>touched it and it came apart.  Now I've got the burnt up end stuck
>>down in the center pole of the distributor.  Nothing to grab onto and
>>everything is pretty brittle from the heat it has been exposed
>>to.  I'm thinking dremel is my next move, but anybody have any better ideas?
>>Edward