Well now thats not supposed to be in there.....liquid inside coil? LOL

[GNN60GT500]

Well car started missing on top end- above 5000RPM and running rich- not enough spark was my first guess-

SO I went to go check all my connections- make sure nothing came loose...

Running stock stlye distributor, Mallory coil, and some old Stinger ignition module....

So I go to push the wire onto the coil, to make sure its on- and it feels umm squishy....I take off the wire and there is some kind of liquid in the coil???

Not just damp- I mean the thing is filled to the top with some kind of liquid...feels like oil

Yeah I realize this is definitely not right- but just curious if anyone had seen a coil fail in this manner?

I mean I would think the car wouldnt run at all? LOL

 

[GNN60GT500]

edit- sorry it is an oil filled coil- just never seen one come apart internally before...anyone else?

 

[rbohm]

while i have never seen an old style coil fail like that, i have heard of it happening.

 

[ForceFed70]

My old Accel Supercoil used to leak oil a little when temps got really hot. I think it was from being bolted to the hot engine.

Most canister style ignition coils are oil filled.

 

[yeloxr7]

I had aftermarket coils (from a "doctor" who was supposedly an expert on automotive ignition systems) in both of my cars several years ago. Both eventually leaked oil and failed. Replaced both with OEM-style coils and never had another problem.

 

[2+2GT]

I saw a car last summer that had been repaired improperly by a Ford dealer. What's relevant here is the coil was operating at a full 14V, instead of the proper 7V. The oil in the coil had boiled, cracking the top loose. The fan, of course, had spattered it all over the place.

 

[bnickel]

Well car started missing on top end- above 5000RPM and running rich- not enough spark was my first guess-

SO I went to go check all my connections- make sure nothing came loose...

Running stock stlye distributor, Mallory coil, and some old Stinger ignition module....

So I go to push the wire onto the coil, to make sure its on- and it feels umm squishy....I take off the wire and there is some kind of liquid in the coil???

Not just damp- I mean the thing is filled to the top with some kind of liquid...feels like oil

Yeah I realize this is definitely not right- but just curious if anyone had seen a coil fail in this manner?

I mean I would think the car wouldnt run at all? LOL

let me know if you ever want to get rid of the stinger ignition stuff, especially the pieces inside the dizzy!!!!!