New ignition coils
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New ignition coils
Out of interest why do old coils never fail? And new coils are not up to scratch?
Is it better to hunt down old stock Lucas coils and hoard them for the future!
Would be interested in opinions
Cheers
Is it better to hunt down old stock Lucas coils and hoard them for the future!
Would be interested in opinions
Cheers
Re: New ignition coils
It's the same reason that brake light switches used to last 40+ years, and now a year or two only; or windscreen rubbers crack after a few years instead of 30 years. Definitely worth hunting down and hoarding old stock.
Re: New ignition coils
Yes! Hunt down old stock. But since they 'never' fail - one spare just to prove it's NOT the coil is enough...
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Re: New ignition coils
The problem is that they don't make stuff to last any more, they want it to fail so that you have to keep buying replacements and replacements for the replacements.
Talk slow, think fast!
Re: New ignition coils
One of the traders at the National said that the problem with new coils is that there is not enough oil in them - the manufacturers have reduced this for 'economy' reasons! They work fine if fitted upright but otherwise are prone to overheating.
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Re: New ignition coils
Been there.....got the t- shirtbmcecosse wrote:Yes! Hunt down old stock. But since they 'never' fail - one spare just to prove it's NOT the coil is enough...
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Re: New ignition coils
So why isn't there a label on the coil stating that they MUST be installed vertically.One of the traders at the National said that the problem with new coils is that there is not enough oil in them - the manufacturers have reduced this for 'economy' reasons! They work fine if fitted upright but otherwise are prone to overheating.
Upright, does it matter which end is up?
Talk slow, think fast!
Re: New ignition coils
Had mine fail today.. It's a Lucas coil. Appears to be date stamped to 1998 but has only done a few thousand miles service. Is it really better to mount them upright. I've been thinking about mounting mine away from the engine. Where else can it be bolted? Inner wing or bulkhead perhaps? Luckily I had a spare... Like you say 'it's never the coil' so I replaced loads of stuff before replacing it. This is its 3rd coil
Re: New ignition coils
It's never an old coil - but modern coils (yes -1998 is modern) are often poorly made. To break 2 coils is ridiculous - were they the correct coils with 3.2 Ohms impedance ? Many sell coils suitable only for Ballast ignition - and they overheat wildly when run on 12 volts ! Short runs - they will be fine , and great for starting! Long run - serious overheating..and caput...
Re: New ignition coils
Hi, I'm not sure. It would just have been one of the new old stocks ones dad bought a while back. The coil reads DLB 101. Then on the bottom it reads B.Y.S 15p6 453336a