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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Mil1ion
I would think Heat is its biggest nemesis.

Have you ever tried touching a coil after say a 30 mile non-stop drive in the summer?

With all these parts that get hot from use have to go through this Expansion-Contraction cycle thousands of times. I'm surprised the older parts lasted as long as they did.
I know some parts of today have a short life compared to parts of yesteryear.
speaking of the life expectancies on Ign. coil, would it be a good idea to relocate that bad puppy to a location where there is less heat?
of course this would mean getting a longer spark wire. Or would that be a nono?
 
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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let me just point somthing out, you can switch to an aftermarket coil, either mounted on the firewall or inside the cabin, and they last alot longer!
 
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