What is an optispark and what are signs it is bad?? Thanks!
10-21-2007, 12:08 PM
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The Optispark system is just a Dual Sync Distributor, they are a major pain in the *** considering they placed it right below the water pump, and water damage causes them to fail, not to mention they like to fail regardless.
Signs of a bad distributor are most commonly when the motor rotates but will not start.
If you do end up replacing it, most definately spend the extra money and get a MSD Opti. You'll save money in the long run.
10-22-2007, 12:00 PM
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thanks, car is hard to start, but when it does it runs like
**** for 5mins, then it evens out and you can drive it. I bet my cap and rotor are shot, i'm going to put an msd on it. I'll let you know if that fixes my probl. thanks.
10-22-2007, 09:03 PM
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Make sure you get the right one for your car- the nice thing about the MSD is that even if your car didn't have a vented opti from the factory, it will after putting on the MSD.
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