Yes. I meant Red coil.

I have been through everything on this car trying to track down both the ticks in the idling and poor power, to the running hot problem which is over for the season.

I tested my radiator fluid for hydrocarbons. There were none. Compression was 130 on all. All my plugs look great. They are light grey brow on the element and have a little soot around the edge.

Distributor got rebuilt. Points, condensor, cap and rotor are new.

I am having no missing at the moment. In the morning I get a couple ticks in the idle. Unfortunately all the idling symptoms went away in the fall last year and came back when it warmed up. That is when, I think now, that the plug wire was bad. So the car will probably run good for the cold months. I am gonna take it on a little trip in October in the mountains. We'll see how it goes. The test I use to force the symptoms is to hold my foot on the brake and step on the gas. If I am missing, I'll feel it there. So far okay.

I guess I was most concerned that something in my ignition system was degrading that 5000 Ohm wire. You are saying that nothing can do that.

Thanks

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1965 220SEb Manual