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#20526 04/02/2003 11:54 PM | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 962 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 962 | Last night I put the bottom end back together on my 235. I installed a new oil pump, pickup, lines, and oil pan, reistalled steering and dropped car off jackstands. I had to massage the pan just a little bit to clear the '57-62 oil pump pickup, it now sits about 3/4" off the floor of the pan. Bottom of dipstick is about 1" above top of oil pump pickup.
I'm feeling good about the repairs, but upset that I had to perform major surgery only 125 miles into the engine's life.
Now for the top end. I'm using a new Mallory Electronic Ignition coil, the chrome one that fits the stock bracket on the side of the head. Its mounted right-side up, and when I pulled the wires and distributor, I noticed that oil was sitting in the coil wire socket in the coil. So I wiped it out. Well, when I looked at the coil last night, there was a little oil that showed back up in the coil socket.
Do I have a bad coil on top of all the rest of my problems?
Does it matter if the coil is mounted right side up or upside down? Does it affect cooling of the windings or anything? This coil doesn't require a ballast resistor for use with HEI.
Also, should I fill the motor with oil and check oil pressure now, or wait till I get a distributor?
Still haven't heard anything on the distributor.
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#20527 04/03/2003 1:19 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | It doesn't matter which way the coil is mounted. It was mounted upside down originally to make the connection between the coil and distributor short and clean, but the coil doesn't care. It's easier to access the terminals mounted right side up.
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#20528 04/03/2003 1:44 AM | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 234 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2000 Posts: 234 | If the coil is leaking, it will drip oil on your nicely painted engine if mounted upside down though. I don't think it should be leaking...
Not too expensive to replace, unless you're using 6V...
-Boyo
'48 Willys CJ-2A / '55.1 Chevy 3600 / '66 Austin-Healey 3000 / '04 Volvo wagon (parenthood!?)
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#20529 04/03/2003 3:10 AM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Use a drill and a drive fixture of some type to turn the oil-pump. make sure you are getting good pressure 
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#20530 04/08/2003 5:21 PM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 230 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 230 | Oil leaking is the first sign of impending coil failure .
Better swap it out now .
-Nate
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