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lefty
 Post subject: Coil
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 4:12 pm 
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Hi: Previous owner was running a Bosch HEC 716 ignition coil. Unfortunately the bracket has snapped. Does anyone know if a regular cylinder shaped coil, such as a GT40 or something, will do the job? Lot easier to find brackets for the normal cylinder shaped coils. I could bodge something up for a bracket, but prefer to have things looking "right".
The engine is a metro with electronic dizzie.

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TheMiniMan
 Post subject: Re: Coil
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 5:36 pm 
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i have plenty of std issue coil brakets, both the thin & the thick
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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

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drmini in aust
 Post subject: Re: Coil
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 5:37 pm 
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Karcraft sells a Lucas coil to suit it. Around $49.
RTC5628/2
And a cheaper one for around $33.
Same p/no

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lefty
 Post subject: Re: Coil
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 5:50 pm 
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Thank you

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deluxe67
 Post subject: Re: Coil
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:09 pm 
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I'm back using a 20+ year old tatty GT40 because I've had 2 or 3 shiny modern coils fail on me.....

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 Post subject: Re: Coil
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:24 pm 
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Yep I also had a new one fail so the one I run now is 40+ years old and going strong
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drmini in aust
 Post subject: Re: Coil
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 8:39 pm 
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They don't make em like they used to. One member here had a brand new GT 40 fail out of the box last week.

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Lillee
 Post subject: Re: Coil
PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2016 10:36 pm 
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drmini in aust wrote:
They don't make em like they used to. One member here had a brand new GT 40 fail out of the box last week.


Yeah that was me. Onto a Pertronix Flame-Thrower now which came dented out of the box courtesy of Australia Post :x

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Darrell
 Post subject: Re: Coil
PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2016 8:33 pm 
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My original 1970 Lucas coil still works as it did in 1970 go figure!

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