Temporary Ignition Coil

[mjeansonne]

I noticed that my Pertronix Flamethrower coil is leaking oil! I contacted Pertronix and they said to send in the old one for a replacement. My problem is what to do while I wait for the turn around time. I can locally pick up an Accel Coil (no Pertronix Dealer in town) with 1.5 ohms to run the car until the Pertronix makes it back. I am running a Pertronix Ignition system in the car (62 Hawk). I don't see that I would have a problem, but thought I would ask if anyone has ever had a problem mixing the systems.



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[Gunslinger]

A coil is a coil...as long as the impedance is correct you should have no problems. Even if the coil was of a different impedance, the proper resistor will take care of that.

I know a Pertronix coil can put out some voltage. Several years ago I had a problem with my '69 Corvette not starting. It turned out the coil wire from the Pertronix had a pinhole and the spark was grounding out against the steel distributor/coil shroud. I didn't even touch it..just ran my hand close to it and got a shock that sent me to a dark room to make sure my gonads hadn't turned into night lights! They didn't name that Flamethrower for no reason!




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[showbizkid]

quote:Originally posted by Gunslinger

make sure my gonads hadn't turned into night lights

Thanks for that mental image! I just had to clean up the coffee that squirted out my nose when I laughed!


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[Bud]

Any points type ignition coil with a resistance of 1.5 ohms will work fine in your Hawk. You don't have to use a higher performance coil as a replacement as a stock coil should give you plenty of spark. Bud