Distributor/coil issue

[7uptruckracer]

I ran the Mels on the Ford I use to run and had some problems. My mounts have rubber insulation, I run independent grounds for my ignition, and for my coil. I run MSD Blaster Coil Never had a problem and its older then dirt, probably from 2004. We run the stock Toyota Igniter and turn 7600 it has no problem now once we changed the grounds. I'll go run Orange County and see if we can pick up races at ECMS I'm not to worried I have my dirt mod still and I can pull my Langley Engine and go run Mini Stock out in NC and sell the chassis to an Orange County guy or up north where they run them,

Hey Brad - we may not have to worry about it if Langley falls apart, right? Wiring from the coil to the distributor is straight Mels stuff as supplied by him. From the ignition to the coil is straightforward, nothing funny there - same as my previous truck and we never had a problem. The coil is mounted with a standard coil mount like you buy at the auto parts store, no insulation. I never heard of insulating the coil/mount from the frame. I'm thinking there's an issue with Mels coils but I've been wrong before. Would be nice to find a substitute coil so I could try it. But no one can tell me how to compare coils. I figured it would be by measuring resistance and making sure they match but don't know if that's the way to go or not.

[supertruck]

I switched to an Accel coil at the last race and it ran fine in qualifying and practice. I max out at about 7700 on the track and had no issues. the thing is, Mel says not to run any coil but his or take a chance on burning up the module in the distributor. I think I'm gonna check the resistance with Mel's coil and then find an aftermarket one that matches it and see what happens. If Langley goes kaput I'll hang it up - been the oldest guy out there for a while now. Leave it to you young guys!

[dave41]

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I switched to an Accel coil at the last race and it ran fine in qualifying and practice. I max out at about 7700 on the track and had no issues. the thing is, Mel says not to run any coil but his or take a chance on burning up the module in the distributor. I think I'm gonna check the resistance with Mel's coil and then find an aftermarket one that matches it and see what happens. If Langley goes kaput I'll hang it up - been the oldest guy out there for a while now. Leave it to you young guys!

sounds like Mells has a built in resistror

[TC65]

I have 3 Mels distributors and have never used his coils. I have used the stock round and square FORD coils. At present time I am using the MSD FORD TFI blaster coils and have not had any problems. Been using these coils for about 10 years and have not had ANY problems.

TC65

[supertruck]

Thanks TC65, good to know. I have one of the square Ford coils and will give it a try. will also try the MSD piece. Appreciate the info.