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Levans · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 1:23 pm Post subject: Oh no..help!!

ok guys, i have just tried to change my coil and SNAP..
one of the 2 bolts that holds the coil in place has just snaped, you know the ones that come out from the firewall...

how the hell do you get to them??????

is this gonna be hard??

please help..
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Paul · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 1:38 pm Post subject:

Use the one that's left! It will be fine.

I just went out to the shop and looked at mine, it appears that it would be a real PITA to replace the bolt.

Levans · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 1:45 pm Post subject:

so the one will be ok you think?

hey paul does that bolt just provide a ground?
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Paul · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 1:50 pm Post subject:

Yes, but most of us have run a ground directly from the battery to the block. If your car doesn't have this, now's the time. Do not try to start the car, if you cannot reconnect the ground at the coil, until you install a new one directly from the battery.

Levans · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 2:25 pm Post subject:

hey Paul the only thing that was connected to that bolt was i think the silver resistor and of course the coil bracket.

circled in red in photo, can i just make it ground somewhere else?
even on the other side?

http://home.iprimus.com.au/lee_evans/924/coilsnap.jpg

thanks.
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Paul · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 2:32 pm Post subject:

Yes, if the wires will reach you could move the resistor to the other side.

You can also mount the resistor anywhere you want, it does not require a ground.

Are you sure there was not a heavy braided ground wire attached to that bolt?

Levans · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 2:43 pm Post subject:

Paul that braided wire is conected to the oposite side of the one that has snaped. so that large ground wire is still there.

so the silver resistor has only got a mounting bracket connected to it not for grounding then?

thanks Paul
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Paul · Posted: Wed May 05, 2004 2:50 pm Post subject:

No worries mate, it will be fine, the resistor does not require a ground.