Msd Ignition Coil

Mark Ruset · 05-18-2008, 02:02 PM

Has anyone experienced a failure with MSD coil part #8207. Just looking for a reason why this happened on a coil that is about 3 years old. I had no prior warning just a no start condition. I found that the center carbon contact in the distributor cap was missing . I don't know if that led to the coil failure.

SSDiv6 · 05-18-2008, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Ruset

Has anyone experienced a failure with MSD coil part #8207. Just looking for a reason why this happened on a coil that is about 3 years old. I had no prior warning just a no start condition. I found that the center carbon contact in the distributor cap was missing . I don't know if that led to the coil failure.

Poor electrical grounding can cause early coil failures. One of the most common source for misfires and ignition problems is the lack of proper grounding.

THE LEGEND · 05-18-2008, 03:42 PM

I had a MSD pro power coil burn a whole thru the top after 2 races. I called MSD and they said there had been some problems with them to send it back. My Local speed shop defected it for me.
Chip

Mark Ruset · 05-19-2008, 04:01 PM

Well I can say for sure all my grounds are good. I did a voltage drop test and all is good. Prior to the coil failure the car ran the number is always does. I'm thinking it's just a fluke have a coil fail. I've left a message with MSD and am waiting to hear back. Thanks

05-18-2008, 02:02 PM	#1
Mark Ruset Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 263 Likes: 35 Liked 43 Times in 29 Posts	Msd Ignition Coil Has anyone experienced a failure with MSD coil part #8207. Just looking for a reason why this happened on a coil that is about 3 years old. I had no prior warning just a no start condition. I found that the center carbon contact in the distributor cap was missing . I don't know if that led to the coil failure. __________________ Mark Ruset 2048 STK

05-18-2008, 03:42 PM	#3
THE LEGEND VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fayetteville, n.c. Posts: 1,411 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Msd Ignition Coil I had a MSD pro power coil burn a whole thru the top after 2 races. I called MSD and they said there had been some problems with them to send it back. My Local speed shop defected it for me. Chip

05-19-2008, 04:01 PM	#4
Mark Ruset Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 263 Likes: 35 Liked 43 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Msd Ignition Coil Well I can say for sure all my grounds are good. I did a voltage drop test and all is good. Prior to the coil failure the car ran the number is always does. I'm thinking it's just a fluke have a coil fail. I've left a message with MSD and am waiting to hear back. Thanks __________________ Mark Ruset 2048 STK