Re: IML: arc-ing coil - rough running 440
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Re: IML: arc-ing coil - rough running 440



HI .. You think they may have left your key on and the coil got a bit hot ... ,that being the reason for the dead battery... My 2 cents....
On Mar 1, 2007, at 1:08 PM, Kenyon Wills wrote:

Car ran fine and has what I thought to be a newer
coil.

Picked the car up from the tire place and it's engine
is missing significantly, and the battery was dead at
pickup time.  Newer battery, so that's not a suspected
part of the dead charge problem.

With engine off, but key to "run" position, the coil
is making a snapping, buzzing sound internally.

Closer inspection shows that coil is discharging volts
and zaps of electricity, especially if you touch it(!)

Going gack in with a screwdriver instead of a finger
shows arcs like crazy with the engine still.

Wires to coil are clean and not appear to be touching
ground far as I can tell.

Coil and plug wire set are new.




Bad coil?

Bad ignition module or magnet on the distributor?

Engine is rebuilt and everything is pretty fresh
besides the electronic ignition module - stock unit on
the '72.

Coils are supposed to be pretty durable.  Could be
this one's a goner, but before I take it out, any
other ideas?

-Kenyon



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