Hey guys sorry I have not been on recently I have been super busy with the holidays and all. I did get the car fixed I got a used computer that was mint with no problems and a used distributor that was pulled from a running car. The car purred, it ran and started great with no issues at all. I ended up putting about 2000 miles on it in 8 days, and it ran perfect.
Well it died again last week just driving up i95 it shut off 100 yards from the exit. I got it home and was going to diagnose. The car started and ran the next day when I left it over night on the battery charger, then after 10-15 mins it would die and just turn over again like it did when I bought it except now it just turns over. I got fuel pressure and the air is fine the only thing I'm going back to is spark. So I started looking at plugs, those were fine, changed the wires, and still nothing. I decided to chance wires and see if there was a short and saw a cut wire. It was a wire that goes to a condensor on the distributor Im not sure when and how it was cut but it was. My question is if that condensor was not hooked up could it keep frying coils in the distributor? I'm thinking about buying a new condensor and coil and rebuilding the distributor. I took a coil from the old distributor to try it and it did nothing but I know I can do the job of changing the parts now.
So I think its the coil because of no spark and I wanted to see your guys opinion. I want to know if the condensor not being attached can fry components if there is an electrical surge or what that specific condensor does.
I know the computer is fine but I'm lost again.
Thank you guys for all your help I love this car but just need it to last the winter so I can build it in the spring.