ACK!
This past Thursday I received my car back from my mechanic. The coil in the distributor had gone out on it. I don’t think this could have been caused by the guys at the votec. It was most likely due just to age, or it could have been helped along to destruction because of an engine washing I did a few months ago. I’ll be more careful next time. After the expensive of towing and parts, it wasn’t the cheapest fix I’ve ever had, but I’m glad it’s running again. I drove it back home and will return it to the college on Monday where they have said it’ll be promptly painted.
On a frustrating note: All of the parts that are removed from the car have been sitting in the garage over in an out-of-the-way pile for the last few months. No one had ever bothered it before. However, on the same day that I got the car back home, my 3 year old decided to play with the passenger side low-beam headlight fixture. Mom said to put it down and she threw it! SMASH.   Well, the glass didn’t break, but the insides are rattling around and loose. And, one of the ears with the bolt holes is now broken off. UGH! And this was one of the fixtures that was in perfect shape needing no work.
So, I’m on a search for a replacement for that. They’re on Ebay, but a bit overpriced. I’m checking local junkyards first. Oddly, the Pull-A-Part here had a 1995 in December, but the website says it’s not there anymore. I can’t remember if it had the passenger side headlight in tact or not, but I at least wanted to check.
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