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Re: Hot coil

To: chief bootknocker <mowog77@theglobe.com>, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Hot coil
From: Nory P <nory_midget@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 06:06:37 -0700 (PDT)


>Has anyone had problems in the recent 
>heat with their coil getting hot and 
>killing the ignition system? I have a 
>brand new 12V coil in the 77 and it is >ballasted, I
also have a 25D points 
>distributor. This weekend on the way 
>to the Red Mill show in Clinton, NJ - 
>the car decided to quit, it figures 
>doesn't it!! 

>Anyone have any ideas? Should I pull 
>the ballast ressistor out? Get a 
>"hotter" coil?

Sounds like your ballast resistor is shot.  Might also
have trashed your coil in the process; hope not. 
Replace the resistor and see if she starts.  If not,
then it burned up the coil too.
BTDT
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