<VV> coil voltage (stock)

[Harry Yarnell]

Voltage right? Maybe, but not relevant.

We're not dealing with a true DC voltage with the engine running here. The
idea of 6-7 volts at the + terminal is with the engine NOT running, and the
points closed.

My comments were related to the possibility of bad dwell or dirty (oxidized)
points.

 

From: Ramon Rodriguez III [mailto:corvairgrymm at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 2:47 PM
To: Harry Yarnell
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> coil voltage (stock)

 

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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[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Rodriguez III
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 2:24 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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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