By far the best thing to do would be to buy a new Cap & Wire. How many

miles have you put on the Van since 09?

                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 12 Aug , 2012, at 5:57 AM, Edward Maglott wrote:

> 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