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Originally Posted by Laird Scooby
Cleaning the mating surfaces, even without heatsink compuond has almost given you a respite. However, experience has taught me that once they get so hot the car cuts out (not just misfires), doing this is only a temporary solution.
With that in mind, i'd fit the new one and call it good, keep the old one in the car for a while as a temporary working one in case it happens again - if it's still on a heatsink you can simply swap the plugs over for instant diagnosis if it stops.
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Right with the old one in I braved a trip to the village shop. The car cut out again literally as I was wheeling the car into the parking spot at the shop! I whipped the old ignition amp out and put the new one in and the car started first time. It’s still running. See if she dies on the way home