The coil
03-12-2010, 04:22 PM
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Almost all plugs will do what's called the Corona effect at one point or another. Champion or should I say the parent company, Federal-Mogul, wrote to me explaining the process. It is enhanced by a specific atmospheric condition where the outside of the plug(s) glow like a corona discharge wire inside a photostatic copier.
My point is a person may see this and mistakenly think there is a arc or discharge when it actually isn't. Not disputing what you saw, I'm just throwing that out there so others will know what they may be seeing.
My point is a person may see this and mistakenly think there is a arc or discharge when it actually isn't. Not disputing what you saw, I'm just throwing that out there so others will know what they may be seeing.
03-14-2010, 05:17 PM
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Alrighty, Final verdict... Coil changed, wires changed, plugs changed... 7th cylinder wire was completely blown in half so i have been running a v7 for at least a week lol.. The coil point was super corroded and the coil boot was turning into dust. No more sparking at the coil and she purring like new again.. just need a street test now!
03-14-2010, 06:34 PM
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Amazing test drive, runs freakin amazing, it fixed my arking at the coil, fixed my pop and stutter at 4k-4.5k rpms... i just bought the car 3 months ago and I;m not sure how long this wire has been like this so It feels like a completely different car... I'm not sure it has had this much power since i bought it... WooHooo! =)
03-14-2010, 06:40 PM
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OK so i hear a lot about how crap our ignition systems tend to be but I'm pretty sure that was the stock coil, It still had rivets holding it on and my car has 185k miles... if so i think that's pretty freakin good
04-15-2010, 06:36 AM
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good to know! my 94 starting doing this 2days ago! the coil wire lights up blue with elec currents..and the boot was dusty...and my car runs like **** and its also using alot of fuel! going to gm in the morning to get a new wire and coil will also check out my wires while im in the car! good to know this! might also do plugs while im there!
04-15-2010, 07:24 AM
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If you're going to the dealer, you'd be better off going somewhere like Summit and picking up some Taylor's ($50-60) or MSD or something like that. They'd be better wires for less money. If you need something to get you by, just hit up autozone, advance, etc... and get a cheap set for the coil wire.
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