[s-cars] Thanksgiving Misadventure

[Keith Franchetti]

Tom-

Thank you so much for your incredibly detailed and generous
directions/pictures.  You make a strong case to start here.  I probably
will.  My neighbor Abe Berman (fellow lister) bought the coil set (not
installed on the aluminum cover, but still wired together) used a couple of
years ago.  I believe he was assured by the seller it was all working
properly.  (Is there an "easy" way to test each?).

Oh yes, now I see how EFI has two kits available:  one with coils attached
to the boots, and one with coils on the firewall.

There seems to be another school of thought out there that says the
original equipment isn't that bad and should last a long, long time (if you
don't set it on fire).  Since I have the spares, might as well go that way
first.

Again, Tom, and all the rest of you all:  Thanks for making this repair
seem like a community barn-raising!  Seriously, I'm very appreciative of
all the support--for  the neophite with the dumb questions.

Keith






On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:

>   For all on the list, I have forwarded some photos that can not be
> attached to this email
> separately to Keith for removing and replacing coils.
>
> Since you have a complete set of coils, I see no reason to jump to an
> entire replacement
> system yet, especially if you are certain they are all good coils, better
> even if they are intact.
> The replacement is not as easy as the new coils with connectors right at
> the coil, but not a
> difficult process either, once the faulty coil is identified.  Given your
> story, I would be inclined
> to just start with the one that was on fire, then deal with the
> troubleshooting if necessary.
>
>
> If you decide to move to an aftermarket system, Marc Swanson can provide
> either the 1.8/2.0
> or the LS2 system:
>
> http://www.efiexpress.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=15
>
>
> Tom '95 S6
>          '95.5 S6 avant
> Knoxville, TN
>
>
>