10v Coupe GT engine cut out

[Chris Hall]

>Had a similar problem with my GT a while back and eventually traced 
>it to the ingnition wires and especially the coil wire...   Not sure 
>of the cause but somehow the coil wire kept burning up the coil 
>terminal.   You may check your plugs and wires out if it has been a 
>long time since they were changed - they don't last forever....  

Interesting...  Anyone else here had a coil that killed a bunch of 
ICM's?  How could a coil even do that to an ignition control module?  I 
thought I had a "spare" coil from my 83 that I could swap with my 85, 
but with almost ever other part on the 85, it's been "updated" so it 
doesn't work... the 83's coil wire conenction is empty, where as the 
conenction in the center of the coil for the 85's has a pin standing up 
in it that the coil wire snaps on to...  

I hate the fact that half the things that seem like you could swap 
don't let you... the seats mounts on the floor are mirror imaged... the 
window regulator cable tracks are fliped... it's like in 85 Audi 
said "hey, let's mirror image eveything!".   Surprised they didn't move 
the engine over to the drivers side of the engine compartment... *sigh*

Chris Hall
bad_comrade at megsinet.net
"making girls cry since 1974"