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From: Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
> Car ran fine and has what I thought to be a newer
> coil.
>
> Picked the car up from the tire place and it's engine
> is missing significantly, and the battery was dead at
> pickup time. Newer battery, so that's not a suspected
> part of the dead charge problem.
>
> With engine off, but key to "run" position, the coil
> is making a snapping, buzzing sound internally.
>
> Closer inspection shows that coil is discharging volts
> and zaps of electricity, especially if you touch it(!)
>
> Going gack in with a screwdriver instead of a finger
> shows arcs like crazy with the engine still.
>
> Wires to coil are clean and not appear to be touching
> ground far as I can tell.
>
> Coil and plug wire set are new.
>
>
>
>
> Bad coil?
>
> Bad ignition module or magnet on the distributor?
>
> Engine is rebuilt and everything is pretty fresh
> besides the electronic ignition module - stock unit on
> the '72.
>
> Coils are supposed to be pretty durable. Could be
> this one's a goner, but before I take it out, any
> other ideas?
>
> -Kenyon
>
>
>
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