9-N coil

Fritz Maurer · May 3, 2013

I was working on a friends 9-N distributor and
when I was done, the spark was blue, but not
really impressive. He had bought a coil about 6
months ago from CNH, which is a Taiwan unit. I am
wondering if there is a place to buy a decent coil
if you don't mind paying for it. In restoration
magazines there is a certain species of flat head
V-8 coil (the tall, skinny one I think) that is
sold only on an exchange basis, and is really
expensive. They are re-wound and give a hot spark.
Are there any good 9-N coils out there? Thanks,
Fritz

Charner · May 3, 2013

I was at NAPA this week to buy a 9N 12V coil and condensor. Price, $96!!!. I turned it down and went to a local tractor parts store. Bought the same thing for $36. I ask why NAPA was so high and was told it was probably an orginal or US made. The one if bought was from Taiwan. It works fine and looks the same. It may burn out next week but it"s worth the gamble.

JMOR · May 3, 2013

I put a case of beer against an "original made in the USA" unless it is nearly 60 years old!
No matter where you buy, almost certainly foreign made. I have an original Ford front mount coil. Still works. I believe a lot of the 'bad' reputation of these coils comes from people not really being able to deal with some of the problems of the distributor & distributor/coil interface and possibly poor quality of the foreign made coils. There are many original Ford front mount coils still out there doing just fine after 60 years of use. There have been many unnecessarily tossed aside that were perfectly good. If they were not abused, by leaving the ign on with engine stalled, then an OEM unit will almost always still be good. My opinion & off my soap box for now.

old · May 3, 2013

Yes now days hard to find a good square coil that will maybe last for long. I sort of hate to say this but since I have had good luck with O'Reilly's auto parts stores and the fact for around $60 you can buy a life time warranty coil it is well worth it. Keep the recipe and if t dies you take it back and get a new one. Sad how with the tecknowegly (sp) we have now days how poorly things are made

Curtsat15 · May 4, 2013

I have to agree with JMOR on this one. A coil will rarely fail if treated well. No moving parts makes it pretty hard to wreck if they're not abused.

DrLarryE · May 4, 2013

(quoted from post at 04:47:54 05/04/13) Keep the recipe and if t dies you take it back and get a new one.

I don't know how to make a coil...what's the recipe?

Den N Ms · May 4, 2013

DrLarryE,Contact Old He might share his recipe with you.

souNdguy · May 4, 2013

i agree.. an extreme lack of knowledge / troubleshooting, dooms alot of otherwise good parts....

36 Coupe · May 4, 2013

Fellow in Florida rewinds Ford V8 coils.Look at the Fordbarn site.That coil was used 37 to 41.!936 used a flat top coil.I have 14 of the tall coils, tested and boxed up.The Fordbarn site was a good until it got sold.Just talked with a friend who said the new site is not as good as the original.The V8 coils wont fit the tractor.

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