Re: Ignition coil exploded

[Bob Johnston <shadowmask70@xxxxxxxxx>]

I guess it's boiling oil in coil enough to pop case? I
don't know if they ever put pcb's into auto coils, but
You're 63 is close to that era. I would be cautious.

How is point life? No resistor pits and burns points a
lot faster as well.

Bob.




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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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