Need a coil

[j4c11]

True, however the loss Amazon is taking is not due to under-pricing, it is due to the fact they are constantly pouring money into other initiatives which take time to become profitable. Some never do. It is their business model.

On a side note, the coil was $27 on Amazon when I bought one last year, I remember stumbling upon the same site with the "cheaper clone" at $56 and wondering what he had been smoking. I debated buying 2, but decided not to. The price kept fluctuating between 48 and 27, figured it would keep going. The camel says last time price was $27 on that coil was October 2014:

http://camelcamelcamel.com/Bosch-000...uct/B001CO4WA2

Guess they figured out they will sell plenty even at $46. If they could afford to sell them at $27, I'm sure they're making good money on those at $46.

[Rmowl]

Thanks for the info just ordered the Bosch blue coil along with points from Amazon for the 126

[Phil21502]

Not to hijack a thread but would could happen if one was to wire the pos and neg of a coil backwards and not notice for 5 minutes of running? Lol

[R Bedell]

to wire the pos and neg of a coil backwards and not notice for 5 minutes of running?

I am surprised it would work.

[sawdustdad]

Is there a ballast resistor in these coils? That might make the coils polarity sensitive. Otherwise, it shouldn't matter. It's just a transformer...

[darryljs]

Originally Posted by Phil21502

Not to hijack a thread but would could happen if one was to wire the pos and neg of a coil backwards and not notice for 5 minutes of running? Lol

Any battery-ignition coil fired engine will run either way you hook up the wires to the coil. However, you may very likely encounter poor engine performance and outside electrical interference may also occur if your coil wires are hooked up backwards.

- Also note that if wiring at the coil is connected "backwards", then the spark will "jump" backwards across the spark plug gap (electrode area), leading to faster wear of the spark plugs and other potential problems, such as random misfires.

[sawdustdad]

Originally Posted by darryljs

- Also note that if wiring at the coil is connected "backwards", then the spark will "jump" backwards across the spark plug gap (electrode area), leading to faster wear of the spark plugs and other potential problems, such as random misfires.

wouldn't this only happen with a positive ground system? The polarity at the plug doesn't change if you swap terminals on the coil...

[darryljs]

Originally Posted by sawdustdad

wouldn't this only happen with a positive ground system?

Yes, that's true. But, on a neg. ground system, you still get poor performance.

[Rmowl]

I had an 86 that ran poorly under load would idle nice, coil hooked up backwards, reversed it ran perfect

[Nightow1]

OK use any coil you want, most likely it will work,,,,,FOR A SHORT TIME, Before it destroys your points..... 3.2 – 3.5 ohms primary resistance and secondary voltage output if the coil you get is with in this rating than you are fine. But if you want the best overall for a reasonable price than go with the Bosch Blue. It's all i will use. Winter=Summer it never fails +side it's a solid core not oil.
JMHO!!!