Posted by Bob on February 18, 2014 at 21:45:54 from (64.255.159.192):
In Reply to: Re: Ford 2 N Ignition posted by Ultradog MN on February 18, 2014 at 14:58:11:
NOTHING inherently wrong with EI.
Trouble is, for EI that fits into the distributor (vs. an "ignition box") of these old beasts, Pertronix is the "only game in town".
And, sadly, they "dropped the ball" by not making their "Ignitor" idiot-proof, in that the smoke usually gets let out of an Ignitor if the ignition switch is left on without the engine running.
And as to your comment "I say don't give up on the EI yet. Your coil is probably fried so learn how to test it or just replace it and then try again."
That's pretty wishful thinking, and MAY turn out to be true, but, sadly, in the real world, by the time enough current/current over time has passed through the coil to "kill" it, the EI has failed, or is about to.
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