Re: Coil

Posted by HH56 On 2017/2/16 21:21:32

No resistor but new condensers being bad out of the box or failing after a short time is being reported more and more. As to coils, most of us are using the universal IC-7 coils from Napa successfully so I don't think they are specific any more. The 12v cars with resistors have different ballasts for Delco vs Autolite though.

It has not been as big an issue on cars without the armored cable to the coil but since the switch itself is almost identical to those it is possible the ign sw contact to the coil is heating up and opening after some use. Symptoms would be the same and after it cools down all works again.

Does the car just quit abruptly and it is definitely ign related or does it stumble like it is running out of gas. If it sounds more like fuel, many have had fuel issues ranging from pinholes in the pickup tube inside tank to unvented gas caps to crud floating around and blocking the pickup opening. After the engine quits, after a few minutes the vent and crud issues go away until the next time. Pinholes usually become an issue if the tank is a little less than 1/2 full but would not go away unless more fuel was added.