Re: Exploding Coil

["Bill LeClair" <bill.l@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm sure you will get 100 replies to this, but... If the 82 is like my
79/80 Spider there is no accessory key position to run the radio without
energizing the coil. So if the motor stops with the points in the closed
(grounded) position the coil will be drawing current and burn up.
	If the 82 has electronic ignition than I don't know what happened.

Bill LeClair
79 Spider
91 164L

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> From: Ralph DeLauretis <ralphone@domain.elided>
> To: alfa-digest@domain.elided
> Subject: Exploding Coil
> Date: Monday, October 05, 1998 6:26 PM
> 
> Hi Everybody:
> 
>  I came home from work today and decided to wax the spider.  I had the 
> radio playing, a half hour passed when I heard a loud poop and smoke
> coming out from under the hood!  At first I thought it was an electrical
> fire!!  I opened the hood to find the coil and the hood above it covered
> in a hot black goo and the coil was to hot to touch!  What Gives?  I
> thought I seen it all.  The car is a 82 Alfa Spider the coil was a
> Bosch. 
> 
> BTW. The car started up fine and I drove it around the block.
> 
> Thanks
> Ralph Delauretis

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