I have a loud ticking in my distributor and it missing when it's cold

by Don Herstine
(Westminster Ca usa)

I have a loud ticking in my distributor and it missing when it's cold. when it's warmed up it still misses but not as bad .Checked valve covers ,carb and every where around ,nothing ,just in distributor. replaced cap and rotor and still have noise. Does anyone have a answer?
ITS a 75 350 motor

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thanks for the information
by: Don Herstine

Thanks for the information I received on corvette-web-central ,they told me to check my plum wires and that is what was making that loud ticking in the distributor ,spark was jumping because one wire
was dead . Now it runs like a scared cat .
Thanks for posting this . Don

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