going through cap and rotors..

[BrianO]

posting this for another SVO buddy.. 86 to be exact. he goes through caps and rotors after 2-3 tanks. he is using motorcraft stuff.. I didn't find any related posts on going through them this quickly.. any thoughts why his car would eat them up after a few tanks??

I can't think of anything unless the housing is lose and causing the teeth/posts to where prematurely or something??

anyways, after a few tanks he starts to get a miss at 1800rpm's, changes the cap/rotor and surprise it's perfect again.

I don't know if he has the stock TFI...I'll ask..

[BrianO]

Much appreciated Mike, thanks!

[Raven855]

I would also check to make sure the pin has not sheared on the gear. You could have an indexing issue. I would check that you don't have a grounding issue also. Check all the grounds, electrical issues have a way of compounding themselves.

[BrianO]

got it, thanks guys.

[Pat_in_L.A.]

Do you have some original ground straps to the engine missing or in poor condition?

[Meotchh]

Sounds like he might be running Flowmasters, those are known to cause ignition problems. I couldn't resist...

Seriously, it does sound like there are some grounding issues going on there. Check for loose connections, lack of grounds, broken ground wires, or heavily corroded ground cables.

[BrianO]

as a matter of fact he does have dual flowmasters.. LOL..

I'll pass on the info, thanks all

[BrianO]

he says thanks to all for the sound advice!..sans flowmasters lol

[BrianO]

ha..not yet, but he knows its coming soon.

[ImaNoob]

Sounds like he might be running Flowmasters, those are known to cause ignition problems. I couldn't resist...

Seriously, it does sound like there are some grounding issues going on there. Check for loose connections, lack of grounds, broken ground wires, or heavily corroded ground cables.

Oh no... NOT the Flowmasters.... I seriously fell over laughing so hard after I read this.

Thanks!
-Garry

[dagenham]

What does the cao and rotor look like when this happens??? Are they all black or looking like they are being rubbed against each other or what???

[BrianO]

I think he said the previous ones were making contact and rubbing which leads me to believe it's got movement and needs to be fixed..or replaced. I'll ask him for more details.

[SVOeric]

if they are making contact, mike is right, they are way too loose.