1986 Oldsmobile Regency

1986 OLDSMOBILE NINETY-EIGHT REGENCY
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JB.OHPHUCK28
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Electrical problem
1986 Oldsmobile Regency 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic n/a miles

why would a spark fly from under the spark plug wire cover, and arc to the distributer holding nut. ???
happened out of the blue.
Sep 23, 2010 at 5:07 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Either there is a crack in the distributor cap or the plug wire is bad. I would replace both with the rotor.
Nov 4, 2010 at 3:27 AM
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