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JM 35 Sedan · 11-13-2018, 10:25 AM

The only schooling I can offer is to tell you, and anyone else who cares to listen, that any original helmet distributor coil is suspect for working properly IMO. The quality of insulation used back in the day was no comparison to what's available today. The best thing you can do with an original, nos or good used, coil is to send it to Skip Haney for a rebuild, well worth the cost. I personally do not care for using a modern cylindrical coil mounted on top of the engine, and an adapter plate mounted on top of the distributor housing.

11-13-2018, 10:25 AM	#7
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,858	Re: School me Ford Helmet coil The only schooling I can offer is to tell you, and anyone else who cares to listen, that any original helmet distributor coil is suspect for working properly IMO. The quality of insulation used back in the day was no comparison to what's available today. The best thing you can do with an original, nos or good used, coil is to send it to Skip Haney for a rebuild, well worth the cost. I personally do not care for using a modern cylindrical coil mounted on top of the engine, and an adapter plate mounted on top of the distributor housing. __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein* Last edited by JM 35 Sedan; 11-13-2018 at 03:21 PM.