Arlene

        What I am getting from your description is that the "wire" has a
CarbonCore with no MetalWire in it ~ CarbonCore (NoWire)
SparkPlugWires are very common as they are the cheapest way to make
S'P'W's that do not produce RFI. You may possibly just need a new set
of SparkPlugWires.

                                                                                        ORR ~ DeanB

On 5 Jun , 2013, at 9:10 AM, Sondergaard, Arlene wrote:

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