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#37356 10/03/2002 9:29 PM | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 111 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 111 | Does anyone know which is the correct position of the coil on a 235? Is it upside down(wire connections facing down) or right side up? I have been told by some that they came upside down while others say right side up. thanks-- :confused: slowgoer
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#37357 10/04/2002 12:39 AM | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Most of the pictures from factory manuals and sales documents show the coil with the connectors down.
However, many people install the coil upwards because it is easier to make connections (during installation or when timing the ignition) or because they think it will keep the coil from dripping out the fluid it is filled with (PCBs?) or because they like the way it looks or because that is the way they have always seen them installed.
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#37358 10/04/2002 11:48 PM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | Tim's right. Factory put them in upside down. Most mechanics would flip them right side up if the removed them, it's easier to put the wires back on.
Fred
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#37359 10/06/2002 3:46 AM | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | & its harder for the primary to literally fall out of the coil on hitting a bump. | | |
#37360 10/06/2002 9:50 PM | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,904 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,904 | As above, it was originally pointing down just like it is on the engine in the Revelle put-together model of an Advance Design Chevy. Can't argue with that, right?
1948 3/4-Ton 5-Window Flatbed Chevrolet 34 Years. Now with a '61 261, 848 head, Rochester Monojet carb, SM420 4-speed, 4.10 rear, dual reservoir MC, Bendix up front, 235/85R16 tires, 12-volt w/alternator, electric wipers and a modern radio in the glove box.
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