Is that CHEAP distributor any Good?? Let's find out! 

Thank you sir! Yup gotta stay away from those cheapo units

Punctuation is the key.

Funny you mention. Next video is about electronics/wiring.

Well I'm glad you're having better luck than me! I've had several and they've all failed. What sort of builds are you running them in? Stock or performance?

Just remember oem stuff will only give a good spark until around 5000 rpm. After that it starts falling off. Nothing wrong with an MSD HEI billet unit. Some are fancy and even have built in reb controllers so you don't spin that thing to the moon! Ha

Thought about doing an MSD remote ICM kit to solve this. But then the distributor isnt cheap anymore.

Still running the same aftermarket icm 20 years, now. Maybe your coil impedence is too low, many times a bad coil causes the spark module failure.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Well that's what happened to me time and time again with these cheap units. Then I swap in a good module and it runs.

Agreed!

It’s all Chinese!

Lol

where do you think 99% of distributors are made?

Sounds like the rotor is too far from the cap contact? Is everything from the same kit?

Yup Cardone is a good brand.

Oh man!! No surprise there. I've read/heard that coils and modules should be paired. What do you think?

@@diveingaragewith a DUI cap/coil definitely, using a DUI coil on something not meant for a DUI coil is certain doom, the only other modules that will work are Pertronix Flamethrower and Summit racing’s version!

@@diveingarage running all accel parts (4-wire module, cap/rotor, super coil) on my OEM distributor that originally had the 5 wire "retard on signal" ESC module. AC Delco plug wires and R45TS Plugs. about 12 degrees initial timing and i found that the oem weights/bushings with one medium and one light spring pulled a really nice curve with all the timing (36-38) in by 3100 RPM or so. 1984 G20 van with the 305, btw. very pleased with how it runs. aside from the edelbrock carb/alum intake the only mods have been deleting the god-forsaken emissions/ESC controls. just approaching 100k original miles so this old girl's got some good years in her yet i think

Well I hope it helped some. I was talking about my previous experiences with these cheap dizzys. I would avoid them. You'll end up chasing your tail.

@@diveingarage Well, thank for the thorough video. It seems like my old one works well for now. Just replacing the spark plugs made a world of difference..

You are one of the lucky ones!

i rewired mine for the 4 wire set up, installed an accel performance module (plus cap/rotor/coil) and clipped the "retard" terminal off the original GM one before stashing it in the glovebox