1994 80 series Distributor reccomendation

[sflafjz80]

Hello all-
I've got a 1994 80 series with ~240k miles I've been cranking on for a few years now.
My latest issue is the distributor giving me issues.
1.5 years ago I replaced the OEM (probably original) with a Cardone distributor. It lasted ~ 12 months until the rig started mis-firing and idling inconsistently.
Replaced it again with another Cardone after market unit.
Now that unit is bad.

I'm looking at going OEM part# 19100-66020 Distributor Assembly to avoid another aftermarket.
Would do you recommend? Worth paying the $600+ for OEM, or do you think something else is causing the Distributor to go bad?

Thanks for any feedback and recommendations.

 

[Broski]

Yes go OEM
Have you checked Partsouq.com they may have a better price.

 

[voodu3]

I’d get the oem one. If the one you replaced was the original distributor it lasted almost 30 years and 200k miles. That’s a pretty good deal.

How are you diagnosing the bad distributor?
Have you gone through the trouble shooting in the FSM?