Dave Massey and Glen Rattman have schooled me some on the wires coming
from the coil. Yes the wire was tan&pink and had woven insulation.
Glen said it had "special resistance wire". I replaced it with 12 guage
solid copper wire. Wrong guess, I guess huh. Also, from within the
wrapping of the tape on the harness there seemed to be a black oily
substance. Graphite perhaps? Or did this come from within the "special
resistance wire"?
Were I to change to a Lucas Sport coil would I even need this wire to go
to it?
And, lastly, will any coil do? I would think not since I had gotten one
two weeks ago from Pep Boys - a Borg-Warner is all I know and it didn't
seem to have enough kick to really excite the car to start
enthusiasticly.
Sooo, where do I go from here? How long can I drive with the weird wire
I have?
John Summers
"74 TR 6
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