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Bumping this old thread.....wondering if this is what happened to me.

Stopped at a light & I notice my tach starts to go wild, jumping up & down. (engine was still idling normally at around 850rpms.) Then car just dies. push it to the side of the road & battery was low, so I gave it a jump. Engine would just turn & turn, but wouldn't start up. Figured it was spark, so I checked distributor cap & saw that the rotor & contact points were pretty corroded. So I towed it back home & ordered a new cap & rotor.

Installed them the other day but car still doesn't want to start. cranks, fires a few times & dies again. I saw that the magnetic pick up is a bit rusty, could that be it? Really dont want to order a new MSD 6A box, expecially since I just sold the Cobra, & I'm just repairing it for the new owner (I have to give him a car in good working order. It's the right thing to do).

any help would be appreciated guys. Thank in advance