On Sat, 6 Feb 1999, Lawrie Alexander wrote:
> Oh, no, Steve! The dreaded oil sloshing in the coil! The only cure is to
> donate your TD to a worthy OF whose PA restoration is taking too long and
> who needs to be behind the wheel of a "real" MG again....:-)
>
> But, seriously, yes it is oil and no it didn't leak in there from the
> engine. It's there to cool the coil - and is one reason why coils are
> usually mounted upside-down, so that the oil surrounds the base of the
> terminals where most of the heat-generating activity takes place.
*** Also the reason you shouldn't leave you ignition on while
listening to the radio. It heats the oil up and can burn out the coil.
...Art
>
> Lawrie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Tritle <stritle@epix.net>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, February 06, 1999 6:57 AM
> Subject: TD coil
>
>
> >Took off my coil and noticed a sloshing sound inside. Is there oil
> >inside a coil?
> >
> >Steve
> >52TD
> >
>
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