Seems to me a lot of people want to blame the coil first when it's
likely to be the last thing that fails in the ignition system (maybe
because it's easy to replace). Unless the coil is cracked, leaking or
getting extremely hot--probably due to excessive dwell--it's probably
not the problem. A coil is nothing but some wire windings around an
iron core with some insulation--possibly PCB--and has no moving parts
(somebody'll correct me if I've gotten this wrong). My 42-year-old
BJ8's stock Lucas coil with Pertronix ignition will throw a spark
almost an inch in open air.
I'd check points, rotor, cap, and cables first. You said the spark to
#3 was weak, if I recall; have you checked the impedance on all your
wires? Aftermarket (non-Lucas) caps haven't worked well for me, and
if you have points that's the next (maybe the first) thing I'd check.
But, sounds like you really want a new coil ;)
bs
Patton Dickson wrote:
Not a strong one, I going to replace, I don't need to rely on a 52
year old coil anyhow.
Is there a good over the counter coil that has the screw in HT lead?
I don't know of a parts counter in Dallas that would have a direct
Lucas replacement.
Patton
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 8:29 PM, Mark LaPierre <lapierrem@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Do you get spark from the tower of the coil?
Silicon is a dandy insulator. That could
be one of your problems too.
Mark
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