OK, let's rule out the coil

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OK, let's rule out the coil Posted by Bill Homer [Email]

(#3427) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Bill Homer) on Fri, 9 Jan 2009 14:55:56

In Reply to: I have never had a coil fail., GaryJ, Thu, 8 Jan 2009 15:43:12 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

especially since the car will start at warmer temps - old discreet coils usually fail at higher temps.

I still think that it's one of the temp sensors or the AMM - but what do I know? Did you try your experiment with a resistor attached to the sensor plug?

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Posts in this Thread:

The Agony of defeat!! The 94 900S beat me., GaryJ, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:04:24
- CPS? (+), vvk, Thu, 8 Jan 2009 06:27:07
  - Yes, that was the 1st thing I replaced, GaryJ, Thu, 8 Jan 2009 12:16:28
- Sometimes, No Snaab, Wed, 7 Jan 2009 05:11:42
- Did you measure the resistance of the temp sensor?, Bill Homer , Tue, 6 Jan 2009 16:16:51
  - Sensor Cleaning, GaryJ, Wed, 7 Jan 2009 04:29:16
    - Multiple Sensors, Bill Homer , Wed, 7 Jan 2009 08:47:38
      - My efforts have been in sensor #1, GaryJ, Wed, 7 Jan 2009 10:24:59
        A resistor is a resistor (w/ reasonable power rating), Bill Homer , Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:31:09
        Plugs have been wet when checked, GaryJ, Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:48:08
        OK, probably not a vacuum leak then, Bill Homer , Wed, 7 Jan 2009 13:56:22
        AMM was from a recycler., GaryJ, Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:55:07
        Well, discreet coils (not DICs) rarely fail, but.., Bill Homer , Thu, 8 Jan 2009 14:06:51
        I have never had a coil fail., GaryJ, Thu, 8 Jan 2009 15:43:12
        OK, let's rule out the coil, Bill Homer , Fri, 9 Jan 2009 14:55:56 <-- Viewing This Message
        Bill, Apparently you know alot!!, GaryJ, Fri, 9 Jan 2009 21:14:57
        Re: Bill, Apparently you know alot!!, William DeShurko, Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:49:48
        We have a Winner!!!, GaryJ, Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:02:39
        Awesome!, Bill Homer , Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:56:25
  - Did you check all vacuum hoses for leaks?, Bill Homer , Tue, 6 Jan 2009 16:21:14
- Re: The Agony of defeat!! The 94 900S beat me., Wayne, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 16:02:59
  - Forgot to mention the starting fluid, GaryJ, Wed, 7 Jan 2009 04:23:44
- Not you, too!, Scaniac, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:10:54
  - I didn't need the frustration., GaryJ, Tue, 6 Jan 2009 16:07:17
    - Re: I didn't need the frustration., Scaniac, Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:41:37

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