Re: Ignition system failure = faulty coil

["therealdmcvegas" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote:
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> I had bought a "new" Accel SuperStock coil. When I opened the box, 
> the paint was a much lighter/worn out shade of yellow than I 
> expected. It had small ding in the bottom and some scratches. I 
> shrugged and put it in. I -should- have gone back to Pep Boys and 
> asked them "What the hell is this?!"
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Stay as far away from ANY products that Accel makes! Their products 
are total crap. The wires have cheap shielding, that will easily 
crack in hot conditinos, and their coils are the weakest I've seen. I 
had the EXACT same problem as you, except after I jump started the 
car, it ran fine. And I didn't have a dead battery, the coil output 
is just that weak! And many other gear heads that I've spoken to have 
had the same problem with other makes of cars, where the Accel coils 
are not powerful enough to turn motors over. Accel Coils themselves 
do not seem to like extreme weather conditions, or engines that are 
even slightly out of tune. So to be fair, these can be contributing 
factors, yes. But I would prefer a part that works properly in ANY 
condition.

Granted it sounds like you got a used part, which shouldn't have 
happened. So technicly, who knows in what condition it was in. But as 
a rule of thumb, stay away from Accel products. When I comes to 
replacement components of the ignition system, you best bets are 
either OEM, BOSCH, or MSD. And in many cases, some manufacturers 
straight reccomend going to BOSCH anyways.

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"