I have had exactly the same problem.
Magnetic pickup and reluctor(?) ring are so rusted the magnet laminations on the pickup are pulling apart...the first MSD cap had aluminum terminals, severely corroded!, and finally the carbon button disintegrated. Replaced with another MSD cap...now, the REPLACEMENT has BRASS terminals! Why weren't the terminals on the original cap brass to begin with? cheap, cheap.
Is this an example of "Sell the sizzle, not the steak" ?
I have since read that NAPA, and probably other sources, have a cap that is cheaper with brass terminals. Would any Ford cap would fit? Don't see why not.
My old 78' Ford van had the Duraspark ignition and no corrosion to speak of, what gives ?
GOOD NEWS...the MSD 6AL box has worked fine for 14,500 miles, 7+ years.
MSD distributor internals and original cap are incredibly prone to destructive rust.
Pete
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Originally Posted by DAVID GAGNARD
Yep, mine has looked axactly like that at one time, I took it all apart and cleaned everything I could get to with a wire brush and gave it a light coating of grease before re-assembly, PITA for a supposedly top-of-the-line product..........
Next time, I'll probably go with a good old junkyard Duraspark dist.
David
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