[pusherfans]

Okay, so in an attempt to replace the distributor bushing on my MSD 8594, the stud snapped off. Since I am chasing a weird running problem that I suspect is either carb or ignition related, let's try a new distributor.

Attached are pictures of my 1200 MSD unit. Corrosion! How? This car never sees wet weather or winters. I was also unable to set the timing at idle, had to set it at 3000 RPM at full advance and it takes a few seconds to settle down at idle. Also the timing jumped around (38-40 degrees) is that normal?

So here is my question. Does the Mallory suffer from these corrosion issues too? How about the funny timing thing at idle and full advance?

Any draw backs to either one or are they pretty much equivalent?

BTW: the Mallory guys say it will plug right into my MSD box, so that should not be an issue.