fried 2 ignition coils in 2 days
09-01-2009, 04:58 PM
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fried 2 ignition coils in 2 days
350 tbi and it fried 2 coils in two days. The second time when I was changine it I noticed the tach wire from the coil which is unhooked and was uncapped was about a 16th of an inch from the throttle body. Would the tach wire touching the engine cause a coil to short out? is it possible I just got a bad coil? The first coil actually melted its insides out a little the second smelled a little burnt. Popped the new one in and it started right up. Thanks for any help.
09-01-2009, 11:26 PM
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Car: 85' Trans Am !best car ever!
Engine: 305tpi 215hp LB9 two bolt,
Transmission: th-700r4
Axle/Gears: stock (3.27)
Re: fried 2 ignition coils in 2 days
sounds like a short grounded short. your ignition control module should get tested too. its the Brains of the routes of ignition. hmm, im scared, the tach wire comes off the coil yes. and if theres a short just leave the tach wire off. id get in there with a voltage meter and start checking wires and such. maybe even check the resistance of the pickcoil after that melt down. theres warranty on the coils, so you get free coils to keep melting 
until you solve this hot babe
until you solve this hot babe
09-05-2019, 10:38 PM
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Car: 1990 RS Camaro
Engine: 1990 305 tbi lo3
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Re: fried 2 ignition coils in 2 days
What brand of coils?
I had bad luck with MSD, they just fail it don’t work for me. I tried BWD, I think, and the coil has been perfect for the last 7-8 years.
I had bad luck with MSD, they just fail it don’t work for me. I tried BWD, I think, and the coil has been perfect for the last 7-8 years.
09-12-2019, 06:03 PM
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