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ChevLoRay · 10-06-2010, 11:04 PM

Somehow, someway, your truck has a coil. If it has an HEI, the coil may be in the distributor cap. If it has points and a condensor, then it has a coil that is present somewhere. The coil is what creates the voltage to fire the spark plugs when the rotor turns and points to the terminal inside the distributor cap. But, rest assured, your truck has a coil. It may not be like the one in the LMC catalog, but it won't run without one.

As far as a coil "guaranteeing better gas mileage", that's a matter of semantics. If it doesn't have one, the engine won't run and it won't use any gas. So, in that respect, a coil will enable your engine to burn gasoline. Is that better mileage?

10-06-2010, 11:04 PM	#2
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Ignition coil? Somehow, someway, your truck has a coil. If it has an HEI, the coil may be in the distributor cap. If it has points and a condensor, then it has a coil that is present somewhere. The coil is what creates the voltage to fire the spark plugs when the rotor turns and points to the terminal inside the distributor cap. But, rest assured, your truck has a coil. It may not be like the one in the LMC catalog, but it won't run without one. As far as a coil "guaranteeing better gas mileage", that's a matter of semantics. If it doesn't have one, the engine won't run and it won't use any gas. So, in that respect, a coil will enable your engine to burn gasoline. Is that better mileage? __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was. Last edited by ChevLoRay; 10-06-2010 at 11:06 PM.