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Re: Lucas Sports Coil OIL

To: rhss@neo.rr.com
Subject: Re: Lucas Sports Coil OIL
From: "Alan Seigrist Blue 100" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 10:48:08 +0800
Bob -

If oil is leaking out of your coil, you have to throw it away.  It is not
supposed to leak, no matter how it is mounted.

The coil is bad and if you keep using it you run the risk of starting an
engine fire.  Get a new coil!

Alan

'53 BN1
'53 A90
'64 BJ8


On 8/2/06, rhss@neo.rr.com <rhss@neo.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I ran this coil on a TR3 for a year.The coil was in the upright position
> and ran just fine.
> Two weeks ago I put it on my BJ8.The car runs much stronger when it is
> cold.  Got rid of popping back through the carburetor.  Carbs are set on
> the lien side. And runs very well when up to temperature.
> What the coil is doing is leaking oil out of the coil wire opening, and
> all over the generator.
> Is there a fix for this or is this coil not supposed to be ran in the
> horizontal position.
> Bob
> Warren, Ohio




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