My 87 vanagon idled rough and died this morning.
Tightened up distributor cap wires just in case
and the middle one came off in my hand.
It was all carbon-no wires connecting anything!
What would cause this?

I have been having power issues for months.
Maybe it was the distributor cap all along.

Thanks,
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Arlene Sondergaard
CVO Sediment Lab
1300 SE Cardinal Court, Suite 100
Vancouver, WA  98683
360-993-8943
asonder@usgs.gov