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JMO No EE here, but the laminated ferrous steel "frame" is the "core" and, so long as core extends thru & beyond both ends of both primary & secondary windings, I doubt if either walk or wiggle has much, if any, effect on coils' ability to consistently induce high voltage. YMMV
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Interesting history of Australia's Nationalized Public Health System
https://www.vox.com/2020/1/15/210305...rance-medicare
Seem quite different from most of USA
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All this is interesting. my original coil died about 10 years ago. less than a block from my driveway. Neighbour guys helped me push it home. Anyway, even then there was no looseness of the coil on the core. This one has WAY more than 35 thou movement. more like an 1/8 inch.
And oddly, when swapped with a known good one. miss fire went away. Nothing else was changed. Didn't even remove distributor cap.
So. Not clear at what point looseness is to loose. But this one wobbles around like a **** in a sock.
And miss fires under load.
And oddly, when swapped with a known good one. miss fire went away. Nothing else was changed. Didn't even remove distributor cap.
So. Not clear at what point looseness is to loose. But this one wobbles around like a **** in a sock.
And miss fires under load.
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From: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
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In answer to how much does a replacement distributor cost in U.S. dollars. This is a Proform distributor, purchased through Summit Racing. Advertised as a performance distributor. these are the same people making the G.M. replacement distributor from what I read about 2 years ago.
You can go to Summit's site and check a price. I wouldn't bother. It's anything but a performance distributor. I would not recommend it. Check my thread on getting this thing dialed in. And then the coil fails.
Wouldn't buy another one if it was just 1 dollar.
You can go to Summit's site and check a price. I wouldn't bother. It's anything but a performance distributor. I would not recommend it. Check my thread on getting this thing dialed in. And then the coil fails.
Wouldn't buy another one if it was just 1 dollar.
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