Tavalin
Florida Mike (again)
When I put the cap back on from verifying that the rotor was still pointing at number four plug I must have not put the clips all the was on. When I attempted to start the engine the one clip failed and the cap popped up and the clip fell into the distributor. I heard a crackling noise and stopped trying to start the engine. Now, the engine just turns over and tries to start with a small sputter here and there but nothing is really getting to the plugs.It is not obvious to me how you could burn up the distributor. I don't think even connecting the pickup coil across the battery would do that since it is a very high impedance. Can you describe what you did so the rest of us can avoid doing the same in the future?
I should have taken a break but I am stubborn and wanted it finished.
I don’t really know if it is burned up or just plain broken but something is wrong with the distributor.
Dumb mistake that could have been avoided.
Mike