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Weak Coils?
what are some syptoms of weak coils?
I read through RogerZR-1's thread and he ended up have weak coils.. If a coil or Coils are weak as temperature increases is it possible that the coils would get worse? I am thinking maybe that could be an issue with mine too, as I noticed a slight stumble in Open loop tonight while driving it.. but once in closed loop and the car was warmer it was worse.. going to check fuel pressure now to see if it holds after the key is out
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Re: Weak Coils?
Yes, the symptoms of a short would get worse the hotter the windings + oil gets.
Kind of like what happens with the early OEM injector coils. You could ohm them out after they are hot & compare that to a cold ohm reading. Or just pull a plug wire & stick a plug in the end & ground it & look at the spark intensity.  Tom
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Re: Weak Coils?
just curious, trying to find the stumble issue.. as it gets warmer it gets worse.
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Re: Weak Coils?
Is the car stumbling with the power key off? My car drove worse with the power key off. The biggest thing that my car did on a consistent basis was stumble at low rpm when I got on the gas, like being in 6th gear at 2000 rpm and accelerating. The car would always stumble. After Jeff Flint changed the coils it has been running great, no problems at all.
Hope this may help. I am still new to all of this stuff but wanted to chime in.
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Re: Weak Coils?
so far, key on or off makes no difference..
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Re: Weak Coils?
My Z is at DRM now for the same problem. I put new Accel coil packs in when I had the plenum removed. Doug told me that the Accels get too hot for our cars and that the original GM's should be installed. I got this report last week and have not heard back from Doug yet. I hope the GM's are still available. Mine would stumble with or without the key on. Usually around 4000 rpm's. Doug said that when the car was warm/hot, on the dyno, the stumble would occur. I will be talking to him early this week so I can keep everyone posted. Fuel pressure was OK - injectors were just R/R'd from RC - no vaccum leaks. ?????
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Re: Weak Coils?
Autozones duralast only lasted a year and started stumbling. AC delco now for two years with no problems.
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Re: Weak Coils?
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Re: Weak Coils?
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Re: Weak Coils?
When I talked to Doug Rippie this morning he said that he had the GM coils and was going to install tomorrow. He reiterated that fact that the after market coils will fail at some point - "cannot take the heat under the plenum". I don't know what the cost will be but having the peace of mind of what Doug said makes me feel better. He hopes to have the Z tuned and dyno'ed tomorrow. Hoping to see 390+ when it's done.
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