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Re: Bad Coil ?

To: David Moore <David_Moore@kaoinfo.com>
Subject: Re: Bad Coil ?
From: ek_john_luthy <luthy@cesd.servtech.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 22:14:39 -0400 (EDT)

On Fri, 13 Sep 1996, David Moore wrote:

>      Last night while crossing the Dumbarton bridge my BGT stated to run 
>      poorly and when I looked down at the gauges the tach was fluctuating 
>      wildly.  The car quit running just after clearing the bridge.  I did 
>      the customary laying of hand, check connections of sparkplug and coil 
>      wires, look under distributor cap.  The car then started and ran fine. 
>       The tach read correctly as well.
>      
>      Because the tach picks up off the coil, I wonder about the coil.  It 
>      is one of those Lucus sport coils less than 18 monthes old.
>      
>      Any thoughts?
>      
>      DCM
> 
        I would consider the points or condenser first. 
Ignition coils don't fail very often and a set of points and condenser is 
very cheap compared to a coil. And if you really want to just start 
throwing parts at it why not start with the least expensive parts.

        Lex

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