Re: Repace Coil

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/2/16 10:19:21

Age, especially when coupled with heat are the enemies of coils, so in buying an NOS one, or especially a used one, you incur some risk of poor coil performance, either now or down the road. If you are looking for a reliable car for touring, there are two other options, one expensive and one inexpensive, that you might want to consider.

There are companies that will gut your coil canister and replace the internals with modern components. This has been especially popular on the 33-34 Eights and Super Eights where the coils mount on the cylinder head and are thus exposed to considerable heat. Not an inexpensive proposition.

A inexpensive option is to leave your current coil in it's proper position on the car, but gut the interior. Mount a modern 6-volt universal coil somewhere under the dash, and route the high tension and primary leads of the replacement coil thru the canister such that it's not obvious that it's not a functioning coil. NAPA/Echlin or Standard new universal coils are probably in the range of $25 or so.