My Street Fire distributor eats coils
12-02-2016, 12:29 PM
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Le Mans Master
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My Street Fire distributor eats coils
I purchased a MSD 8362 Street Fire distributor a few years ago. I have a 1978 Corvette that gets driven only a thousand miles per year. After a year the coil went bad. I purchased another Borg Warner coil that lasted only a year, now I am on my third coil.
What could be happening?
What could be happening?
12-02-2016, 12:33 PM
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Dr. Detroit
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I purchased a MSD 8362 Street Fire distributor a few years ago. I have a 1978 Corvette that gets driven only a thousand miles per year. After a year the coil went bad. I purchased another Borg Warner coil that lasted only a year, now I am on my third coil.
What could be happening?
What could be happening?
An HEI distributor is grounded by the block......
Jebby
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12-02-2016, 02:46 PM
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Le Mans Master
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Try a good aftermarket performance coil like MSD or Accel. They are built to handle higher current loads. BTW how did you install your coil? Most auto coils are liquid filled and need to stay vertical - not horizontal or weird angles. Also high temp can kill a coil to. Some locations on the intake are much hotter than others.
Hope this can help.
Hope this can help.
12-03-2016, 11:39 AM
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I purchased a MSD 8362 Street Fire distributor a few years ago. I have a 1978 Corvette that gets driven only a thousand miles per year. After a year the coil went bad. I purchased another Borg Warner coil that lasted only a year, now I am on my third coil.
What could be happening?
What could be happening?
12-03-2016, 11:51 AM
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No ballast resistor on a 78'.
Jebby
Jebby
12-03-2016, 11:57 AM
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