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1947 COIL NOT AVAILABLE ?
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FRITZ47 |
10-27-2010 @ 5:05 PM
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I talked to Skip Haney by phone this AM and shipped my coil for rebuilding and also am going to have him check or replace the condenser and resister. Glad that he was recommended - Thanks, Fred
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40guy |
10-27-2010 @ 4:31 PM
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My mistake: STRANDING not Sranding.
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40guy |
10-27-2010 @ 4:28 PM
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The unit from Macs is many times mistaken for a coil. It is actually a Chinese sranding device.
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37RAGTOPMAN |
10-27-2010 @ 4:12 PM
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send the coil to SKIP. you will be back on the road is 3 weeks, hope this helps,37RAGTOPMAN an KEEP on FORDIN,,,,,
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Old Henry |
10-27-2010 @ 12:34 PM
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Mac's has the coil you need in stock for $97.00 at: http://macsautoparts.com/early-v8-ignition-coil-6-volt-v8-quotfordquot-script-also-6-cyl-quotgquot-1941-47-black-case-1ga-12024-f/camid/F30/cp/JS0R3CHL1140682/
Still Old Henry
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supereal |
10-27-2010 @ 9:06 AM
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Almost all generic tubular coils have a built in resistor. It serves the same purpose as the firewall mounted original: to reduce the system voltage as engine speed increases. The original coils have a primary resistance of .47 to .51 ohms. If you measure that amount, an external resistor is needed. You can mount the tubular coil in any position. For a temporary substitution, we use a worm gear clamp similar to the radiator hose variety to hold it to the bracket. With the scarcity of foreign repro coils, I imagine Skip is knee deep in work.
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FRITZ47 |
10-27-2010 @ 6:35 AM
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Thanks for all of the advice. I pulled the coil this morning and called Skip Haney. Unfortunately got his recording, so left a message and am in hopes that he gets back to me so that I can ship my coil to him and not have to deal with improvising and temporarily installing a generic coil. Skip has a web site at www.fordcollector.com Fred
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oldford2 |
10-27-2010 @ 4:34 AM
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Send your coil to Skip Haney for a rebuild with modern components. That will end your coil problem. 941-637-6698. Call him and describe your problem. He is the best. Don't waste your time and $$ on imports or changing to a later coil. John
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trjford8 |
10-26-2010 @ 8:42 PM
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Fritz, the internally resisted coil is usually marked on the outside that says it is internally resisted.It would also have a different part number than the non-resisted coil.
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FRITZ47 |
10-26-2010 @ 8:06 PM
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What about this statement from an earlier post on this forum? "Most tubular coils have a built in resistor, so the original resistor should be bypassed." Others say that if resistor is bypassed the points will burn up. So I guess my question if whether or not to bypass the resistor after installing the new tubular coil from NAPA? Here is a picture of my original coil that is presently installed on the car, but not working properly. Thanks, Fred
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