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Bowie:
Sounds like the ignition amplifier or your coil -mainly because it seems heat related.

The 'supressor' is actually the ignition amplifier and a whole lot cheaper than a whole new dizzy..

BigSi:
I know its not the coil as I change it for a new one…then back again. I hope its not the ignition amplifier, as I have just ordered a new distributor!  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

BigSi:
Received my new distributor today, but a little puzzled on how is connects?

This is the old one:



This is the new one:



This is the connection lead supplied:



This is where the leads on the old distributor connect to on the ignition amplifier (circled):



And this is the connection on the ignition amplifier:

drmike:
I'm either being dense or helpful.

I thought that the unit on the side of the newer distributors replaced the unit mounted on the wing - I thought that they were both amplifiers.

You can't need two amplifiers so that lead must in some way eliminate the one in the wing.

I wasn't awwre you could use the later distributor in older V8s and when I had disributor troubles like yours I replaced the distributor and amplifier in one go.

I had a similar problem to yours at one stage but I can't recall how I fixed it but I did. I don't think it was the distributor that was the problem I think it was the carbs although it felt like electrical. A new coil didn't do it I know that and I got into a pickle over the wiring around the amplifier which a friend who was involved in the design of the distributor sorted out for me. I had managed to get two leads reveresed and that meant while it ran it wasn't getting teh right wave profile. There are in fact serviceable parts within the amplifier but the problem wasn't there either.

In no way being offensive but you have checked all the circuits and connectors as it only takes a small problem to cause your issue. I'm sure there's some stupid connection somewhere that can cause this intermittently - if it comes back to me I'll post again.

Mike

BigSi:
As an electrician loose connections was the first thing that I looked for. I couldn’t find anything, the garage couldn’t find anything, but the guy at Lucas suggested that it could be the distributor.

I got it from Paddocks, where is said;

“Direct replacement for all EFI distributors with an integral 3 pin ignition module. If your distributor has a remote 2 pin module you will also require STC1212 link lead.”

So where would the lead from the new distributor go to? Or is it the wrong one?  :shock:

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