Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:30:59 -0500
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: crank, wont start
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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What do you think can cause coil failure, besides simple deterioration from
age and heat?
  Is it a bad thing to short the HV coil wire to ground while doing a
compression test?
Would continuous current thru the primary side cause overheating and damage?

When I find old coils lying around in vans that I have bought for parts, I
get the feeling that people have changed them attempting to fix other
problems.

Larry A.


On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 11:34 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Until recently I have not seen the coils fail often. I doubt I have done a
> dozen and I know of 5 in the past two years. I keep one on the shelf now.
> They are just getting old. I always give thought though to what may have
> caused it to fail.
>
> Dennis
>
> >
>