<VV> Spooky Story

[J R Read_HML]

I've had 2 (maybe 3?) coils go out on Corvairs in the past dozen years. 
Well, that is probably around 150 - 160,000 miles of Corvair driving - so 
not that bad.  Heat (our engine compartments get quite warm) is NOT friendly 
to coils.  They are mounted (most Vairs) in a nice warm spot right on the 
end of the cylinder head.  Some folks move them to the rear frame rail. 
That probably helps, but I've never bothered to do it.

I don't really think it is the coil in the case at hand, but does not take 
long to check it, anyway.

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140 (Times 2 for the moment)
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mhicks130 at cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Spooky Story


> Many years ago we the occasional electrical type problem with our Corvair. 
> More than once I couldn't figure out the problem and thought it might be 
> the coil.  IT WAS NEVER THE COIL!  It was the battery once and something 
> else another time.  It's impossible for me to change the coil on anything 
> now.
>
> mike
> ------------------------------
> Bob,  Bill touches on something that could possibly be your problem.  Got 
> a
> known good coil around to try?
>
> Attachments (if any) are scanned with anti-virus software.
>
> Later, JR
>
>
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