Coil Replacement

[ihouston]

I would like to replace the coil on my Tasmin 280i - am I safe to assume that a suitable replacement would be a coil from a Granada / Capri 2.8i - the bible says that a ballast resistor was fitted to the Ford Engine Tasmins. Can anybody advise ??
Cheers
Ian

[rev-erend]

Just take a look at it .. it should say 12v ..

[ihouston]

It has been painted and it is impossible to read anything from the coil

[Wedg1e]

Yep, it would be a ballasted coil on the 2.8i. The primary runs at a nominal 8v or so normally (via the resistor). When cranking, the resistor is bypassed to allow full battery volts to the coil to guarantee a spark.

Most coils are stamped with their operating voltage on the bottom; a good coat of Dulux would hide this, however

[ihouston]

That being the case then would a Granny or Capri 2.8i coil do the job.

[Wedg1e]

ihouston said:

That being the case then would a Granny or Capri 2.8i coil do the job.

Should do

[911motorsport]

I've got this gathering dust. Does anyone know if it would go straight on my 390SE?

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Edited by 911motorsport on Tuesday 7th July 20:18

[911motorsport]