Gadgetman Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Has any one moved their ignition coil to the bulkhead. Mine is getting very hot bolted to the block on a vitesse. It failed today but came back to life after 10 minutes when it had cooled down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 They have worked well for many years bolted to the block on all 6 cyl engines , if its failing hot then there is a fault, any green in the ht port, is it wired correct polarity, what ever the battery earth must be the polarity to the dizzy, is it the correct resistance 12v are 3 ohm balasted are 1.5 ohm fit a 1.5 to a non ballasted system and they get very hot and you double the current used blow points and have excesssive high HT which blows rotors . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Been driving my Vitesse CV for years with the coil bolted to the block, never been a problem. Not even in the unseasonable weather we are having, shouldn't it be raining in an English summer?. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgetman Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Thanks, changed the coil and problem solved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Bolting an electrical component to a cylinder block where it must see a high temperature is I would have thought an odd thing to do. The Spitfire mounting on the scuttle seems a much more sensible place to put it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 I relocated mine to the bulkhead a few years ago when doing some renovations. But that was purely a preventative measure I didn't have any problems, just seemed an unnecessary risk to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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