Hi I Have A 1952 235 Looking To Put New Coil On It. Some Say It Needs To Be Mounted Upside Down..? Never Heard of This... Any Tips? Im Trying To Tune It Up Its Kinda Running Bad
The old books show em upside down. I don't think it really matters which way. I have them installed both ways, both run the same . Same engine you have. My 02 cents R Linde
If you mean a standard cylindrical type coil, lots of cars and trucks came with them upside down or pointing down at an angle. They are a sealed unit and don't care what position they are in. PS There is nothing wrong with your coil, 99 times out of 100 it is something else. Hard to tell what, since I don't know your car, but you could start with a compression test and tuneup.
Prior to the electricity emancipation of 1963, all coils would work best upside down. Since '63, electricity has been allowed more freedom to flow in ways unimagined by it's ancestors. Nowadays, coils can be mounted in positions previously found only in the Karma Sutra, and still be happy. Still, if you have a pre - 1963 coil, do it a favour and mount it upside down. These older coils cannot take the freedom of youth and still remember to work properly. And if the older coil you have is not working properly, look to it's past, you will find evidence of exposure to radical new ideas, which have scrambled it's previously ordered life. Cosmo P.S. These new drugs are GREAT!!
I'm betting coils were more mounted to just keep the coil wire to distributor cap as short as possible, over actual requirement.
Cosmo, good explanation..I think Mars is visible in the western sky at nite, at least on east coast, at max from my house.............
What is wrong with the one you already have? If you insist on replacing it, go to the parts store and tell them you want a coil for a 52 Chev. If they don't have it they can get it. Or get one from one of the vintage Chev parts spe******ts.
If you mount it upside down all the electrons will spill out It makes a hell of a mess in the garage. As mentioned, all Chevy sixes 1930s thru early 60s mounted them upside down.
Coils are only mounted upside down for punishment. Sometimes in severe discipline cases (like becoming uncoiled) they are made to stand in the corner!
yea, yea, "and when the Moon is in the second house and Jupiter lies near Mars . . ." I actually bought an Echlin coil once for a burn out coil in an Olds that I owned and the little paper said that it had to be mounted with the coil tower pointing up. I didn't see the point that was the only way you could mount it anyway with the stock mount and no one ( even an Echlin rep) could ever explain to me why. It did make me want to move the mount to the firewall just so I could turn it over if I wanted. I'm just a little rebellious that way. I don't think it really matters, upside down or right side up, although logic says that if you mount it upside down the electricity will flow out of it better.
Dear LowRodder, An ignition coil contains Primary & Secondary windings.Also contains liquid oil for cooling these windings.THE oil is put in thru the secondary coil winding terminal connection...a small tapped hole that holds the snap in terminal on top of the coil!! The old mfg. coils had this area sealed so it would not leak. NEW mfg. coils MUST BE MOUNTED vertically, otherwise the oil will leak out slowly! They are not sealed well. HD coils have solid epoxy for cooling.medium. Mount oil filled coils vertically (secondary terminal up) If in doubt, shake the canister and you can hear the oil sloshing around! Respectfully submitted, X- Jet Boat Bill
Chevrolet mounted the coils on the Blueflame 6's upside down. I changed mine to rightside up and saw on difference. Go to any agricultural equip. store for a 6 volt coil. Robert J. Palmer
what happens withe aussies ones?are they pointed down when ours are up enquiring minds you know the rest
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