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Old 09-02-2021, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by JSchmitz View Post
I have logged decades of daily driven miles in HEI equipped vehicles. Had one module failure and one pickup coil failure. The pickup coil only failed because it was a worn out engine pushing oil into the distributor housing. Suggesting that HEI's are unreliable is one of the most ridiculous things that I've read on here to date. Maybe if Ford had filled the HEI with epoxy it would be better! LOL!
There’s a reason why so many off road Jeep/International Scout/Bronco guys have converted their late 70s to 80s Ford ignition systems to HEI distributors.

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