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DomeLight · 05-25-2020, 09:30 AM

I have a 1931 Coupe with an original style ignition wire, with brass clips on the ends, and an aftermarket coil of some unknown type. The ignition wire falls out of the coil socket periodically and makes it hard to continue.

If I install a coil designed for an A can I expect the wire to stay in the coil? Is there some design of the socket that holds the original brass clips firmly?

I have tried to adjust the clip shape by bending it but this has not had any desirable effect.

Incidentally, once I drove over a bump, and the engine kept running, but the sound changed slightly. I stopped when it was safe and opened the hood. The ignition wire had fallen out but came to rest about a quarter inch away from the coil socket. The spark was jumping the gap, enough to keep the engine firing.

05-25-2020, 09:30 AM	#1
DomeLight Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 3	Ignition wire falls out I have a 1931 Coupe with an original style ignition wire, with brass clips on the ends, and an aftermarket coil of some unknown type. The ignition wire falls out of the coil socket periodically and makes it hard to continue. If I install a coil designed for an A can I expect the wire to stay in the coil? Is there some design of the socket that holds the original brass clips firmly? I have tried to adjust the clip shape by bending it but this has not had any desirable effect. Incidentally, once I drove over a bump, and the engine kept running, but the sound changed slightly. I stopped when it was safe and opened the hood. The ignition wire had fallen out but came to rest about a quarter inch away from the coil socket. The spark was jumping the gap, enough to keep the engine firing.