<VV> No spark issue (cont)

[shortle]

I think if 1 is intent on doing an oil change this way they are better off using a remote starter switch to crank over engine with the key off. But I question the value of trying to get "all" the oil out of the system. I prefer frequent oil changes.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado

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>From: Chris & Bill Strickland <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
>Sent: Oct 14, 2008 5:38 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> No spark issue (cont)
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>
>>I'm thinking dead coil :(
>>
>
>Odds would be against it -- coils rarely fail, even though many get 
>replaced -- sorta like F**d starter solenoids that start clicking a lot 
>like a buzzer when the battery is dead, instead of fixing the charging 
>system problem, they replace a perfectly good working solenoid.  A coil 
>is one of the most reliable electrical componenets in any older vehicle  
>(can't say the same thing about newer multi-pack coils)regular oil 
>filled ones perhaps slightly less reliable than epoxy ones, if there is 
>any evidence of an oil leak.
>
>If ya just gotta replace something, try putting in that spare set of 
>points & cond already mounted to a distributor plate that you carry in 
>the glovebox because you have an Ignitor and may want to get home some 
>dark & rainy night.
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