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Old 07-05-2018, 11:46 PM   #44
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Default Re: Engine won't start when it's Hot.

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Originally Posted by Ebbsspeed View Post
Steve, the way you have both coils fed from one wire, if either coil shorts when it gets hot it would likely disable the other one due to there being a large voltage drop. You might try removing the wiring feeding power to the coils (leave the distributor side of the coils connected) and then feed both coils directly from the battery with individual leads. If one of the coils fails, you should continue to run on four cylinders. since the good coil would still have power directly from the battery.
Appreciate your suggestion, and I will definitely add this to my list of things to try.
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