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COE Dan · 03-03-2018, 04:54 PM

Saw your other comments just now. The behavior observered happens occasionally regardless of engine temp. I've had it happen after 20 mins of driving and as little as 5 mins after startup. The coil is mounted in the stock position next to the generator and is elevated above the head by a couple of inches - I don't believe it's getting excessively hot but normal temps might be causing a bad coil to short or open circuit occasionally. The condenser is also mounted in the stock location for a 42 crab cap distributor (truck has the '42 distributor instead of a '47). Ignition resistor is mounted on firewall away from both. Off to check the condenser and resistor...

Dan

03-03-2018, 04:54 PM	#4
COE Dan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Now in Wichita, KS Posts: 251	Re: Troubleshooting: need nominal 12v ignition coil/condenser values Saw your other comments just now. The behavior observered happens occasionally regardless of engine temp. I've had it happen after 20 mins of driving and as little as 5 mins after startup. The coil is mounted in the stock position next to the generator and is elevated above the head by a couple of inches - I don't believe it's getting excessively hot but normal temps might be causing a bad coil to short or open circuit occasionally. The condenser is also mounted in the stock location for a 42 crab cap distributor (truck has the '42 distributor instead of a '47). Ignition resistor is mounted on firewall away from both. Off to check the condenser and resistor... Dan