<VV> coil voltage (stock)

[Ramon Rodriguez III]

So the voltage is about right?  If so I'll definitely check the points
next... I actually have a dwell meter and checked it recently... it was off
about 2 degrees from perfect I think.

Thanks!

Ray R.

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Harry Yarnell <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Sounds like a points issue...if your using points...
>
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> Subject: <VV> coil voltage (stock)
>
> Hiya guys,
>
>     Today the 63' started acting up again (stumbling and quit once) and I'm
> beginning to suspect that the coil is getting cooked.  I checked voltage
> going into the coil with the engine at idle and at about 2k RPM.  I got
> 10.4
> at idle and 11.1 at 2,000RPM... Do I remember correctly that it should be
> much lower?  If I recall it should be 7 volts or so?   Assuming this is
> higher than it should be I'll just run a new wire from the firewall and put
> a new resistor in, I might even have one laying around if I can find it.
>
> Thanks
>
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> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
> Lake Ariel, PA
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Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
Lake Ariel, PA