The distributor shaft wears out the bushings and the shaft begins to wobble. The rotor eventually makes contact with the distributor cap contacts, damaging the cap and rotor and finally the engine quits running. During the last stage you will hear the distributor make a clicking noise.
assuming it is a older car with points the distributor goes to the negative side of the coil
if the distributor goes bad then u probably wont get a spark.
The dristibutor
The engine will not run with a failed distributor.
+ goes to starter solenoid, - goes to distributor side post. center plug wire goes to center plug on distributor.
On a small block Chevy the distributor goes through a hole in the intake manifold. On a Pontiac the distributor goes behind the intake manifold.
It is back behind the distributor, where the distributor shaft goes into the intake.
Could damasge the distributor/hall sender leading to a starting fault.
It is back by the distributor and screews into the engine just about were the distributor goes into the engine.
Get the proper replacement wires. One end goes on the spark plug and the other goes on the distributor cap. They are connected to the distributor cap in order,so do not place one out of sync.
Most caps are marked for where cylinder 1 goes.
It would be a vented opti spark.