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Mike Procopio (Pupz308)
Member
Username: Pupz308
Post Number: 443
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 8:24 am: | |
Matt, do your new coils come with resistors to use with your points? (Or did you use them with your old points setup?)
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"The Don" (The_don)
Senior Member
Username: The_don
Post Number: 5914
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 8:02 am: | |
Mike,
I don't think so, at least just heat failure. I think it was faulty construction and heat.
Roland Linder was with us and he said, in all his years of racing, which are many, he said he had never seen a exploded coil. I showed it to him at dinner. the look on his face was priceless. |
Mike Procopio (Pupz308)
Member
Username: Pupz308
Post Number: 442
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 - 12:37 am: | |
Heat related, you think?
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Jonathan (Birdman)
Junior Member
Username: Birdman
Post Number: 80
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 10:13 pm: | |
Matt,
This I have to see!
Jonathan |
"The Don" (The_don)
Senior Member
Username: The_don
Post Number: 5903
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 1:33 pm: | |
Steve,
I was running Crane PS60 coils. They were only about 1 1/2 months old. According to Crane, they matched the Magnitti (sp?)
I have a 78 308 GTS
Dual MSD with points acting has grounds.
I replaced them both with the Accel 8140c coils to keep them matching.
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Steve Magnusson (91tr)
Intermediate Member
Username: 91tr
Post Number: 1957
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 1:30 pm: | |
Are/were you running a coil that might have different properties (e.g., a lower coil primary impedance) or stock? (Give year/model/ign. set-up too -- your Profile is lacking.) |
"The Don" (The_don)
Senior Member
Username: The_don
Post Number: 5890
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 14, 2003 - 9:10 am: | |
Has anyone ever had a coil exploded from the inside?
On Sat while driving from LA to Las Vegas, my coil exploded and covered my engine with oil. I even got oil in the dist. I cleaned out the oil late last night and it's fine.
Once DES posts pictures from this weekend I will post a pick of the coil on this thread. |