I bet that over the decades, at least 50% of all coil replacements actually
replaced a perfectly good coil, with no effect on the car's operation.
Doug
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
> > The original coil on my 1967 Austin-Healey, OTOH, has been going strong
> > for 45 years and 170K+ miles.
>
> The original coil on my 56 Triumph did about as well; but the "Lucas"
> replacement only lasted 2 years.
>
> Too many components bought from the lowest bidder, I'd guess. The ignition
> coil on my 95 Buick (which may have been one of the last American cars to
> actually have a single coil & distributor) has already been replaced twice.
>
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