Classic/Antique Car Repair/1940 Chevy Pickup

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Expert: - 2/11/2010


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QUESTION: How do I removed the armor coil wire from the Coil cap, so I can install a new rubber grommet in the firewall.

ANSWER: The coil to cover connection should be a twist lock. With the coil disconnected from the fire wall at counter clockwise twist should disconnect it.
Brad

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QUESTION: Thank You, but that does not work,it just turns round and round
Inside the cap, there is some kind of a slide thing inside the cap
I am thinking of taking it off at the back of the Ignition Switch
as I have the whole thing out of the truck
Roy

Answer
On some after market coils there was an adapter held on to the top of the coil by a nut on a stud. It would appear that the adapter is loose and allowing the adapter to turn on the coil instead of the adapter coming loose from the armor cable cap. They are probably rusted together. Also in turning it round and round the wire is probably damaged. Now it is just muscle it apart and replace what ever parts are damaged.
Brad

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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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