Coil Getting hot - Land Rovers Only

xpower racer · 10-22-2005, 04:47 AM

Does anyone know if its ok for the ignition coil on my 2.5 petrol 90 to be getting hot

. Its almost too hot to touch. I've noticed this while fault finding my indicator problem..

xpower racer · 10-26-2005, 03:27 PM

I guess no one knows.

But I was told buy someone the other day that they do get hot its just that most people have them under the bonnet so they never realise.

John C · 10-26-2005, 04:41 PM

It's pretty common. I had this problem with my RR. Sorry I can't be of more help.

TerryS · 10-27-2005, 03:34 AM

Marcus,
The Bosch coil, for whatever reason, seems to run hotter than the lucas coil, but even the Lucas coil runs hot. You should have a good look at your points (yeah, something the EFI people have forgotten) as they will run a higher rsesitance to ground if they are not maring up properly, or if they are partly burned.
A lot of people have opted to use a conventional coil (without the internal ballast resistor) and use an external ballast resistor.
Just the other week, I had a brand new Bosch coil puke it's guts out, all over the back end of my exhaust manifold. Engine wasn't running, but I was fault finding with the key on and the points were obviously closed.

xpower racer · 10-27-2005, 09:10 AM

when you say "Puke its guts out" do you mean it exploded? With mine inside is there a posibility of it "puking its guts out" on my leg?

Having said that it is no more anyway. I'm picking it up on Saturday night and there wont be a coil in sight. The 200TDI engine will be sat in it

10-22-2005, 04:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
xpower racer Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Romania is my base now but I work overseas Posts: 192 Gallery: 0	Coil Getting hot Does anyone know if its ok for the ignition coil on my 2.5 petrol 90 to be getting hot . Its almost too hot to touch. I've noticed this while fault finding my indicator problem.. __________________ 1985 Landrover 90 200TDi Disco engine, Disco rear axle, 2 inch lift and BLACK Recovery Romanian style :-S http://www.youtube.com/xpowerracer yup...its me :-)

10-26-2005, 03:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
xpower racer Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Romania is my base now but I work overseas Posts: 192 Gallery: 0	I guess no one knows. But I was told buy someone the other day that they do get hot its just that most people have them under the bonnet so they never realise. __________________ 1985 Landrover 90 200TDi Disco engine, Disco rear axle, 2 inch lift and BLACK Recovery Romanian style :-S http://www.youtube.com/xpowerracer yup...its me :-)

10-26-2005, 04:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
John C 4x4 Adventure Gear Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tappan, NY Posts: 1,175 Gallery: 0	It's pretty common. I had this problem with my RR. Sorry I can't be of more help. __________________ John C 1996 DI - 3" AG lift 1995 DI - Scorpion Racing Extreme Kit 1991 RR - parting out (few parts left) 1990 Kawasaki KL650B Tengai 1989 Kawasaki KLR650

10-27-2005, 09:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
xpower racer Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Romania is my base now but I work overseas Posts: 192 Gallery: 0	when you say "Puke its guts out" do you mean it exploded? With mine inside is there a posibility of it "puking its guts out" on my leg? Having said that it is no more anyway. I'm picking it up on Saturday night and there wont be a coil in sight. The 200TDI engine will be sat in it __________________ 1985 Landrover 90 200TDi Disco engine, Disco rear axle, 2 inch lift and BLACK Recovery Romanian style :-S http://www.youtube.com/xpowerracer yup...its me :-)

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10-27-2005, 03:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
TerryS Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bloomfield, CT If I died today, I lived there all my life. Posts: 2,062 Gallery: 0	Marcus, The Bosch coil, for whatever reason, seems to run hotter than the lucas coil, but even the Lucas coil runs hot. You should have a good look at your points (yeah, something the EFI people have forgotten) as they will run a higher rsesitance to ground if they are not maring up properly, or if they are partly burned. A lot of people have opted to use a conventional coil (without the internal ballast resistor) and use an external ballast resistor. Just the other week, I had a brand new Bosch coil puke it's guts out, all over the back end of my exhaust manifold. Engine wasn't running, but I was fault finding with the key on and the points were obviously closed.

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