Ignition nightmares

TrailBeast said
Some will poo poo the statement I'm about to make but so what.:D

If you plan on keeping the car all stock then you might have to deal with what you get, but if you plan on driving that car on a regular basis dump that 50 year old ignition tech and get something you can rely on.
Things can only get worse with the quality of aftermarket parts going the way it is.
I swapped to GM HEI over 6 years ago and not had a single ignition issue since.
Or you could even go the OEM module case with the HEI built into it route.

I personally prefer the 8 pin module with weatherpak connectors.

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That is an option , , nothing wrong with the factory ignition , i've run mine for 12 years and in that time I've had a ballast resistor crap out twice ,but always had a spare in the glove box , easy fix . I now run an FBO ECU , gets rid of the ballast resistor . First thing to do for op is find out why he is having the problem . Make sure all the 50 year old wireing is in good condition . Another thing is many "new"distributors are just plain crap had 3 go bad on me last 2 years replaced it with a firecore it's working so far but not sure it is much better