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 > To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: > <OF48533438.08C74DB9-ON85256F3E.00140C89-85256F3E.0014A839@xxxxxxxxxx> > From: Colin J Brodsky <cbrodsky@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 23:45:35 -0400 > > > > > > 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" ============================================================= Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist .