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bad coil?

Posted: 4/27/09 4:33pmMessage 1 of 3
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York, SC - USA
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Vette(s): 1974 mille miglia red with oxblood interior 355ci, 320hp
hi boys and girls!
yesterday was really hot (91 degrees).  i had to take the car out to a place 25 miles or so away and it was all highway driving. 60 mph average.  the motor didnt overheat or anything but i shut the car off and after about 2 minutes i went to fire it up again and it didnt fire fight away.
it cranked about 3 seconds and as i gave it some gas it backfired hard and shut off.  i tried it again...same thing...hard backfire and off.  i waited about 10 seconds and it fired up but ran poorly for a few minutes.  after that...it was fine.  i came home on the same highway and temperatures and shut it off and refired it.  no problem.
any ideas?  bad coil?
thanks!

jeff

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bad coil?

Posted: 4/27/09 5:48pmMessage 2 of 3
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Vette(s): 1975 L48 AT AC T-top
Same thing for me this weekend. Mine has HEI, so I changed the ignition module first and that did not help. I put a new coil on and it fired right up. Coils are pretty cheap so I would give it a try.

Scott
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bad coil?

Posted: 4/27/09 7:44pmMessage 3 of 3
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CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH - USA
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Vette(s): 1975 C3 Red, T-Tops, Black Interior. All I need is time and money! Getting there!

It's a good posibility.  The dist pickup and module are also strong suspects when you have electronic ignition.   Without electronics, a condenser can do the same thing, but the coil is a greater suspect.

kstyer2009-04-27 19:45:43
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