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1. Hot coil (score: 1): Author: sfisher@Pa.dec.com; Date: Fri, 11 Oct 91 12:03:14 PDT; Well, the adventures of my sporadically failing MGB continue. (After three years of reliability that a Honda owner might envy, I'm not too disheartened.) The good news is that I *know* it's not the f; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00208.html (9,683 bytes)
2. Re: Hot coil (score: 1): Author: pwv@tc.fluke.COM (Pat Vilbrandt); Date: Sun, 13 Oct 91 22:36:56 PDT; One thing to keep in mind whenever this happens, if the loose secondary lead from the coil creates a significant (>= 1/4") gap that the spark has to jump, the secondary voltage increases *tremendous; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00233.html (11,053 bytes)
3. RE: Hot Coil (score: 1): Author: btufts@keps.kodak.com (Bob Tufts); Date: Mon, 14 Oct 91 10:10:02 EDT; Scott sez: Yes, the coil, being an inductor, would saturate. All of the current flowing into it would get dissipated in the resistance of the primary. Try this experiment: Turn the ignition on, after; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00234.html (7,393 bytes)
4. Re: Hot coil (score: 1): Author: sfisher@Pa.dec.com; Date: Mon, 14 Oct 91 11:05:17 PDT; Refresh the memory of someone who's spent too long reading British-written manuals: the primary is the low-tension circuit comprising the white wire from the ignition switch, the white-black wire to; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00242.html (11,526 bytes)
5. Hot coil (score: 1): Author: speedy!gerry@att.att.com; Date: Mon, 14 Oct 91 15:31 EDT; Lots of lines deleted about trying to trace an ignition problem and coil getting very hot. Scott, I have not heard you mention, but does your coil have an internal or an external ballast ? About a ye; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00245.html (7,800 bytes)
6. hot coil (score: 1): Author: William Hartwell Woodruff <woodruff@engin.umich.edu>; Date: Mon, 14 Oct 91 15:41:33 -0400; As another data point, why don't you pull a plug when the engine dies and see if you still get a spark? Or just pull a wire hold the engine block and touch your tounge to the lead. Either way, you'll; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00246.html (7,137 bytes)
7. Re: hot coil (score: 1): Author: lupienj@hpwarq.wal.hp.com (John Lupien); Date: Mon, 14 Oct 91 15:56:39 EDT; Looks like you forgot the smiley on this one. Best to keep your tongue well clear of the spark path, if you value the taste of chocolate icecream... -- -- John R. Lupien lupienj@hpwarq.hp.com; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00247.html (7,098 bytes)
8. Re: Hot coil (score: 1): Author: sfisher@Pa.dec.com; Date: Mon, 14 Oct 91 13:41:31 PDT; Two replies in one! Gerry asks: The car has no external ballast (it's a '71, and near as I can tell the 6V coil that requires an external ballast resistor didn't come into use until some time in the; /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00249.html (8,369 bytes)

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