All Chrome coils bad?

[whiterabbit]

Looking around and I see a dealer selling the chrome coils but claims they are US made by a Gov. contractor and they are Mil spec. Anybody here running one or know about them?
Thanks,

[rickf]

I had heard there was a US contractor making coils bu I did not get to save the pertinent information. A lot of the off shore coils have the proper part number on them so be careful about that. I guess the only way to tell is buy one and test it. I was given one to replace one I gave out last year at the Virginia rally and it is supposedly us made and is packaged like it is. I have not really looked at it that closely. I will try to remember where I put it and check it out. I do remember it came from a M37 parts supplier probably since this was a M37. Rabbit knows what one from SS, it is the one Zout just did.

BTW, The chromie I gave him last year did not last very long.

[raymond]

Looking around and I see a dealer selling the chrome coils but claims they are US made by a Gov. contractor and they are Mil spec. Anybody here running one or know about them?
Thanks,

Which dealer

[whiterabbit]

QTM Jeep parts,
Saw it on peebay, their seller name is wcfr4
http://www.ebay.com/itm/301275059196?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Rick,
Was that Andy's M37? LOL! His dizzy cap went belly up at the last Ga. Oct rally! Truck looks sharp now except it's Squid gray.

[Fil Bonica]

From a "doubtingThomas " like me if it isn't in a GI package I wouldn't believe any thing that is said.
Let the guy show who made it. Only then would I begin to think differently.


Fil Bonica

[whiterabbit]

Tracked down QTM. it's Matt Fox, 423-762-5858 or mattfox@tvn.net
Anyone hear of him?

[carolinamv]

How long is "not long" on how long a chrome coil last? A year? a month?

Erics Military Surplus gives a year warranty on them .

[rickf]

QTM is who I was thinking of. I am pretty sure I heard that they are US made. Might be worth looking into.

Andy? Good thing I am not seeing Adam again this year or I would have fun with that! Yup, it was his and I am not surprised his cap went. It was only being held on with one screw, two if he found the one in the frame.

How long do they last? Ask Raymond, his blew up on the first start. Literally blew up! Jon Fal from Vietnam tested 20+ of them out of the box with a meter and only two pr three were within specs. They are junk. If it is all you can get then carry two of them, that is what I did until I got some NOS ones. They may replace one or two but after that you will be hard pressed to get a replacement.

[carolinamv]

Dumb question , where can I find a NOS one?

[vms1942]

Not a dumb question from my view point, I would like to know who carries them also.
Mine came in a pretty brown box that looked Military, but when I opened it there was a chrome coil with a pretty little sticker on the bottom that said "Made In China".

[whiterabbit]

I don't think I've seen a dealer with real military NOS ones. I have 2 used spares I found in dizzys tossed in the scrap bin.

Ooops, meant Adam.
Got it running, then got it stuck.


That was a fun run.

[frenchman]

check this dealer i think it is what a N.O.S coil in the box should look like
ebay#151408317902 little pricy
or buy a N.O.S complete distributor from blake at red river parts couple hundred box
it is what i did no probleme run great
frenchman

[rickf]

Herein lies the problem, that appears to be a NOS coil with all of the proper documentation BUT, when did we go to bar codes? What I think is happening is the same as happened with the carburetors, the later contracts went overseas. Once the military got out of the business then the quality went south. I would bet that the coil shown with all of the paperwork would be a good coil but the shiny coil from the same company made after the contract is garbage.

[halftracknut]

External coil?

[vms1942]

My made in China coil came in a box like that, but the label did not have a bar code. The label looked convincing though, proper numbers and nomenclature on it, but I was shocked to find a chrome coil inside. No documentation came with mine, nor any other components. I'm just afraid my Chinese coil is going to be the automotive equivalent of a Harbor Freight Tool... Good for a few runs then broken.