On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 01:02:20 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
I wonder if this is a heat related problem. Based on what you just
posted, it all sounds normal. Which makes me wonder what is breaking
down the insulation (which is what normally happens with a coil).
There is a lot of internal heat in a coil from it's normal
functioning, but perhaps it's located close to a heat source like
exhaust manifold? The only other thing I can think of is that the
coil is inducting a external charge by being located too close to a EM
source - perhaps a generator or something?

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All of that, plus you should also check your alternator and voltage
regulator. 14.4 volts is a bit on the high side and may be
contributing to the problem. 13.8 is a more normal "float" voltage
after the batteries are fully charged.