Originally Posted by ruderunner
Originally Posted by Sniper
Originally Posted by not_a_charger
It’s not Chinese. It’s the original box.


One that has lasted 30+ years and commenters are complaining that they are unreliable, lol.

Since you did zero troubleshooting no one is able to offer a cogent response other than to say the abrupt shutdown points to something in the ignition circuit, it could even be a fuse.


You don't read so well do ya?

We're telling him not to buy cheap crappy import replacement parts. We didn't say the original was garbage.



people have said the OEM on fails easily as well. I will quote for your edification.

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IIRC, the spark box was a finned aluminum deal; they could be trouble-prone.
I recall replacing one decades ago on a buddy's '79 Ford Ranchero.
Same symptoms, and I don't recall anything visual like leaked potting material.
"EEC-IV" (IV as in 4) comes to mind...