Accel gets cold shoulder from a lot of people. I burn Pertronix because they've never let me down (are also the only people who make a points conversion). MSD is of course the 800 lbs gorilla. Mallory 3rd biggie. High voltage really comes into its own when cold or damp. Are plenty of people having success at stock voltage. If car becomes fussy this winter you may want to consider a different brand of HEI coil. Am in DC 11/7 into week following. Family & friends up there so beaucoups of places to crash. Will try a message if your old eMail address still active (or you can contact me: brobertson(at)carolina.net). Fire Department buddy works Saturday so definitely free then. Wanna help me load an engine into the truck? (Fairfax County) Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote: > Ok peoples, here's what went down: > > After spending some time with John on the phone, I got back to the > car and started running tests. I had vdc when cranking, (blu/yellow) > vdc in the "run" position, The resistance across the pulse (pickup) > coil was correct, the coil had the correct voltage, resistance across > the coil from + to - was correct, the resistance from + to the socket > was correct. > > I used an icepick light to see the pulse on the coil, I heard the RPM > relay doing it's thing. I couldn't find anything wrong except for the > fact that a test plug in the coil wouldn't spark. Now if the coil is > defective, I'd expect to find a bad resistance reading but I didn't. > > But hey, follow the bouncing ball. I had "flow" everywhere except the > coil tower so a new coil and $47.00 later I'm back on the road. > > Here's the sand in my eye: > > I had bought a "new" Accel SuperStock coil. When I opened the box, > the paint was a much lighter/worn out shade of yellow than I > expected. It had small ding in the bottom and some scratches. I > shrugged and put it in. I -should- have gone back to Pep Boys and > asked them "What the hell is this?!" > > Apparently someone took an old coil and slapped a shiny sticker on > it. Now, for my trouble I have a stock coil in the car because the > parts house didn't have anything else and I had to get the car out of > there. > > Oh well. At least the solution was simple..and it wasn't raining. > Thanks for the help guys. > > Rich > #5335 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=194081.4074964.5287182.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1706996/R=0/SIG=11p5b9ris/*http://www.ediets.com/start.cfm?code= 30509&media=atkins> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=194081.4074964.5287182.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1706996/rand=932985814> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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