[V8] snapping noise from the distributor/coil area

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

I had an odd one just like this:
One of the plug wire towers on the cap (driver side) was cracked all the way
around its base - only the metal conductor was holding it on. It was shorting
out to the black plastic cover over the cap. It turns out this cap is conductive
and is basically a ground shield for RF noise. I could not see the crack until I
removed the cap and then the cover. Probably caused by the monkees at the
alignment shop.


Dave


Quoting Ingo Rautenberg <irautenberg at comcast.net>:

> Snapping noise?  Turn down the lights.  You might have some spark plug wire
> or distributor arcing (easier to see with lights out).
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Dodd" <jidodd at shaw.ca>
> To: <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 11:35 PM
> Subject: [V8] snapping noise from the distributor/coil area
>
>
> > I hear a noise almost like a discharge noise from the passenger
> > side,coil area. Hard to pinpoint it.Maybe the source of my problem.
> > Any BTDT ?
> >
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