Re: Coil Connection
Posted by HH56 On 2020/6/29 16:35:47
It sounds like you are speaking of a radio suppression device which in fact is a resistor. Most of those were removed over the years as plug wires were changed and are long gone by now. I have not seen one or know which type you might have. Here is an illustration of the stock Packard version that was commonly added in the days before resistor wires but there could be any number of aftermarket types mounted differently.
I also remember a gadget that appeared in the day that was "guaranteed to increase the spark intensity for a livelier engine". Advertised in just about every magazine aimed at the man of the house or the hot rodder in the family it was nothing more than a round plastic device which plugged into the coil or dist cap on one end and had the coil wire plug in the other to add a second gap. It theoretically make the spark work harder in jumping the two gaps but worked about as well as you can imagine.
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I also remember a gadget that appeared in the day that was "guaranteed to increase the spark intensity for a livelier engine". Advertised in just about every magazine aimed at the man of the house or the hot rodder in the family it was nothing more than a round plastic device which plugged into the coil or dist cap on one end and had the coil wire plug in the other to add a second gap. It theoretically make the spark work harder in jumping the two gaps but worked about as well as you can imagine.
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