Vacuum advance makes car shut off...WTF??

Reddartowner said

does anyone know where I can find a new base plate (the part that screws into the distributor body..)..???

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I had this problem when I got a new e-distributor for my 64 slant off e-bay since it was missing the internals. As you found the pickup plate is easy, just $7 at rockauto. I had to swap the baseplate from my points distributor. Fortunately, they appear to be the same between points and electronic distributors.

What engine do you have? If SB or RB, a new "ready-to-run" distributor is only $50 and appears to have a much better pickup design, plus an HEI module.