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09-10-2020, 07:17 PM | #41 |
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Re: Dead Pertronix Coil
I’m really sick of Lucas jokes since I’ve worked at three dealers that sold British cars since 1963 then Land Rovers the last 3 years and I’m in an MG club, etc. prince of darkness ha ha
But seriously, Lucas now makes vacuum cleaners.............. they always wanted to make something that doesn’t suck. |
09-11-2020, 08:21 AM | #42 |
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Re: Dead Pertronix Coil
"Did you hear the one about the guy that peeked into a Land Rover and asked the owner "How can you tell one switch from another at night? They all look the same. " - "He replied, "It does not matter which one you use, nothing happens !""
http://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html When we were in the UK in 2001 there was much discussion as the EU was putting an 800 watt limit on vacuum cleaners to save energy. I think this led to Brexit. |
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09-11-2020, 12:15 PM | #43 |
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Re: Dead Pertronix Coil
Carbon tracks from the tower area of the coil that reach up to the metal tube will short out the coil . Carbon tracks can be scraped off with a pocket knife and the cioil may work again . Carbon tracks on the coil is mentioned in the service bulletins .
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09-11-2020, 01:06 PM | #44 |
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Re: Dead Pertronix Coil
Carbon tracks from the tower area up to the metal housing of the coil will cause a short . Carbon tracks can be scraped off with a pocket knife and the coil should work again / This is mentioned in the service bulletins .
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09-11-2020, 01:17 PM | #45 |
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Re: Dead Pertronix Coil
I agree. Carbon tracking causes a lot more problems with ignition systems than people realize. It helps to occasionally wipe off coils, distributor bodies and caps (inside & out) as a preventive measure.
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09-11-2020, 01:44 PM | #46 | |
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09-12-2020, 09:59 AM | #47 |
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Re: Dead Pertronix Coil
After reading many posts on this forum in the past months I have learned that oil-filled coils should be mounted terminals up on an A. If they are tar or epoxy-filled they can be mounted either way. Original Ford A coils were tar filled and - I assume - were mounted terminals down because they fit better under the hood. My coil is a $15 oil-filled and is mounted terminals up. I just did this recently and will report results in about 5 years.
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09-12-2020, 12:16 PM | #48 |
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Re: Dead Pertronix Coil
As been said many vehicles had oil coils mounted upside down which worked just fine for decades. My thought is these coils were better assembled, they were probably completely full of oil.
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