[Chevelle-list] help needed with replacement HEI coil

[J. Brady]

Thanks guys-

I got the right part but believe it or not, it wasn't
the coil...  the ignition wire in the harness had made
its way down by the header and melted..

I swapped the coil anyway regardless, because knowing
its age and NOT knowing its origin, I'm sure it was
one of the next items on the upgrade list!

Regards,

Jim

'66 Malibu
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jbiii/my66.htm


--- Brad Waller <brad at epage.com> wrote:

> I'm not positive, but I thought that all HEI caps
> were the same, and  
> any coil made to fit the cap will work.  I've used
> Delco and other  
> manufacturer caps, and I never even thought about
> fit.  I just bought  
> the HEI cap.  If the car is pretty much stock, the
> GM coil is fine.  
> You don't need to pay more for a hotter spark if
> your old spark was  
> good enough.
> 
> Brad Waller
> brad at epage.com
> 
> 
> 
> On May 26, 2008, at 6:48 PM, J. Brady wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Well, for the past 5 years I've been enjoying my
> 327
> > which has been running flawlessly off of a Delco
> Remy
> > distributor with HEI.  However, it picked today of
> all
> > times to quit (now currently stranded at my
> sister's
> > place).
> >
> > The problem is, I don't know what model
> distributor
> > and cap it is, and am wondering if there is a
> > universal replacement from an auto parts store I
> can
> > get ASAP.  The distributor is a Delco Remy, and
> was in
> > a 283 at the time that I got it (around
> 2001-2002).  I
> > have never had to change the coil out of the cap,
> and
> > actually dropped that distributor right into the
> 327 I
> > have in the car now w/no issues whatsoever.  It's
> been
> > 100% all the way.  Looking at the cap tonight
> (just
> > before the sun went down), I found the #9598 on
> the
> > cap, and the coil is 3.5" x 3.5" in the top.  The
> > distributor cap is tan in color with the top being
> > black.  Wondering if anyone can point me in the
> > direction of what HEI coil I need from the parts
> store
> > in the AM, going off of what I've mentioned here.
> > Thanks in advance for any help!
> >
> > Jim B.
> > '66 Malibu
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
>