{FORGED?} Re: Ignition coil exploded

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On October 31, 2004 Jim B wrote:

> A: #1, don't leave the key on with the motor not running! (it also burns out
> points) #2, get a cheapie Dodge ignition resistor and attach it to the
> aftermarket coil of your choice. (running a non-resistored coil on 12VDC
> will cause running troubles as the points heat up) If you have the Chev
> style starter with 2 smaller studs, one will pickup 12 volts while cranking
> and the other is the one that makes it crank over when energized. Hook a
> wire to the pickup contact so it goes past the resistor to the coil to boost
> power while cranking (that's what Chev and Ford did. I often had people
> complain about being hard to start after replacing their starter and found
> the wire off due to not having the extra stud. Even worse was when they just
> hooked them all to one contact and wondered why their motor suddenly
> couldn't rev!)
> 
> 
> Subject: Ignition coil exploded
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> From: Colin J Brodsky <cbrodsky@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 23:45:35 -0400
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> Rather surprising noise in the driveway with my '63 Rambler Classic
> today... heard an explosion sound that at first sounded and looked like a
> radiator cap that blew, but once I opened up the hood, I found the ignition
> coil was blazing hot and apparently ruptured.  I have recently been through
> two ignition coils but both were old and I didn't know the history of them.
> The car has not been driven a lot; one lasted for quite some time and then
> the other died after a few days.  A new replacement exploded today - I had
> left the key in the on position without cranking for about 3 hours.
> 
> I'm now wondering if a '63 rambler classic needs a ballast resistor added
> to it  to prevent this?  I thought the wire to the coil was resistance wire
> and it wasn't needed.  The other coil that died quickly also seemed to be
> when I was working on the car and had left the key on quite a bit.  Seems
> like that is overheating the coil.
> 
> Any other possible causes?  The car starts and runs fine other than blowing
> up the coils!
> 
> 
> -Colin
> 
> 
> .
Well said. AMEN!!!!! 
"Doc"

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