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Onne
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Maybe a weird question, how many kV should a good ignition coil in a Moggy do? I replaced my old one (which did 15 kV) with a new universal one (which does 24kV) And how many Ohm should the primary and secondary coil(?) do?
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My spare coil reads 2.9 Ohms and 5.5 kilohms
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Post by Onne »

She runs ok on long distance,but I need to set my valves now... So the coil is ok, as long as your points etc is ok
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Post by Chris Morley »

I replaced my old one (which did 15 kV) with a new universal one


Which is probably unsuitable for a Minor.... :( (see the previous threads about ballasted v. semi-ballasted coils for the precise details).
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Post by Onne »

I am changing it back tonight, the idle is horrible, but that's the valves too, my olde Lucas coil is going back on!
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2dr 1971 White DAF 55 (with hopefully a 1600cc engine soon)
2dr 1973 Bergina (DAF 44)
2dr Estate 1975 DAF 46 in red
2dr saloon 1972 DAF 44 in Mimosa
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