A “high-performance” aftermarket coil failed while driving the car in very hot weather…an original type replacement Duraspark coil seems to have solved the…
A “high-performance” aftermarket coil failed while driving the car in very hot weather…an original type replacement Duraspark coil seems to have solved the…
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Accel coil right?
You know Chad, I had the exact same issue with my 1985 Suzuki Motorbike.
When it was cold, it ran fine but when it warmed up it cut out or misfired.
At the time I thought it was numerous things and I spent a fortune
replacing this and that. The bike broke down on a roundabout and I then
knew it was a coil. Ever since then, I carry a spare coil with me.
Keep the old iron going. Good job on the roadside repairs.
Try a Ford TFI coil they have no oil and they are hot firing coil,Mine ran
200,000 miles on my 92 f-150 .napa has a good price on them too
I only run OEM (never aftermarket replacement) ignition parts on all my
vehicles. Sage advice, Chad.
I too was stranded about 15 years ago by an Accel spark coil, that was only
2 years old. In this case it was a cold New Jersey winter that must have
contributed to it.. No more ‘high performance’ stuff for me, thanks!
accel junk !!!
@HardKnocks60 Thanks for your comments…someday I would like to get a
pressure washer. It is very difficult to keep things like engines clean
here as this is a near desert area with lots of blowing sand and the cars
are kept outside…even after cleaning, after a few days most things,
especially if there is any oil or grease that get on them, are just covered
with dusty dirt.
Thats annoying with the ignition coil. But the Grand Marquis looks cool!
Nice car for cruising i think.
u don’t always trust aftermarket
Chad, it sounds like a really SCARY ordeal you and Organist1982 went
through!! Over the years, I’ve noticed that those ignition coils choose the
damnedest times to go kaput on you, at least that’s been my experience. By
today’s standards, those engines/ignition systems are pretty simple, and as
a result, seemingly fewer things can go wrong with them. You may wish to
consider using a pressure washer on your engine; it’s a heckuva LOT easier
to work on when everything is clean under the hood.
Didn’t know you had an aftermarket “high performance” coil. Yea, there
junk!!!!!
@chickenofsea I agree. Its interesting, my truck likes not only the OEM
parts, but if you put anything other than just the cheapest copper core
plugs in it, it doesn’t run well. I don’t mind, just means I get to save
more money…
Time and time again I see people run into issues with Chinese Replacement
Auto Parts, or C.R.A.P. for short. It’s very unfortunate that finding
quality parts for our older cars is hard, and like you said going with OEM
is often the best bet. Thankfully the coil didn’t conk out as you were
crossing the 70mph road and leave you sitting in the middle of traffic!
Lol…Chad, after driving that car so many years, are you to the point now
that you know every way it can act up?
lol, chinkieland coil.. well, it’s lolz until the shit KILLS someone, glad
you’re okay, and I hope the damned gov’t starts fining the PISS out of
companies who make/import that shit.. they may as well have sold you a bomb