Thanks all! Sorry for the hijack...
Mel, Sorry I assumed you were using EI. EI seems to bring in another little issue where we have deduced (oh boy, this is from memory again, someone please correct me if I screw it up) that more internal resistance is needed to reduce the coil input voltage because the dwell is too short with EI (and not adjustable which apparently it may be with points) so the coil has more saturation time and burns itself out as compared to running with points where the saturation time between fires is less (more dwell).
I agree that one of the most frustrating things is fixing the PO's work. I had all kinds of weird stuff going on and eventually re-wired it all from scratch; from the battery to starter to the key to the coil to the engine block ground.
Mel, Sorry I assumed you were using EI. EI seems to bring in another little issue where we have deduced (oh boy, this is from memory again, someone please correct me if I screw it up) that more internal resistance is needed to reduce the coil input voltage because the dwell is too short with EI (and not adjustable which apparently it may be with points) so the coil has more saturation time and burns itself out as compared to running with points where the saturation time between fires is less (more dwell).
I agree that one of the most frustrating things is fixing the PO's work. I had all kinds of weird stuff going on and eventually re-wired it all from scratch; from the battery to starter to the key to the coil to the engine block ground.
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