Hard Warm Starting

[Matthew N. Olse]

Bob and Sarge,
Here is a pic of an andrews coil mounted on a 46 bobber that we did last summer. The customer that we did the bike for rode it around in the rain at the texas road run all day and didn't have any problems with it. The bracket is very easy to fab up. The cover is a custom chrome piece and has a real nice look to it in my opinion.

best,
Matt Olsen


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[bobphd]

Thanks Sarge and Matt. I have been using a 12 volt HD style coil like that on my 47 for over 30 years and too many miles to remember and have never had a coil issue. I like your coil cover Matt but I wanted to maintain the stock appearance on my 36 even though it is not an original bike. But reliability is by far more important to me and I will put lots of miles on in the rain. I do not want to have the same problems with Teds coil like You Sarge so I guess I will do the same thing You did. Hopefully someone will evenually make a stock looking coil that works.
This bike also has the same electronic ignition because the aftermarket points are junk and I cant see paying $40.00 for originals.
Bob Patza
AMCA 13275

[Sargehere]

I know it ain't pretty, just a hose clamp:



But it's a Harley coil, and served me well for years. I'll probably go out and make a little bracket today or tomorrow. Only need a piece of angle, couple of holes, little welding.
That's a very neat little installation on the Bobber, Matt. Verrry clean, on the OHV, with the plugs only inches away. On a Flathead, 'hafta run the wires over the frame tube under the seat, and through the clip on the top motor mount, to be right, and for the same reason the factory did: to keep them offa the hot head fins.

[Sargehere]

You guys shamed me into it! 'Twisted my arm 'til it hurt, cuz today I was off of work (it's my sixtieth birthday: Titanic Sank-Lincoln Assassination-Federal Income Tax Day. I've heard um all... & also know it's all downhill from here!) and I went across town had a friend with a shear and brake bend me a little steel bracket from a cardboard template I made up, 4 by 5-and-something inches to start; an' two bends on the brake.
I brought it home and drilled some holes in it on the drill press in the pattern of a 30-47 coil on the back, and two holes, 2 inches on center in the front, a shot of paint, and now, though no where near stock, the modern coil on Ol' Tex doesn't hang on by a common hose clamp. It's not even worth a photo, but I thot I'd mention it. An' it only took me six or seven years to do.
Just wanted to report what a wunnerful thing this internet thing is, for gettin' someone off their a$$ and doing something just by making um think about it!
Thangs, guyz! Heheh.

[bobphd]

Happy Birthday Sarge ! Makes me feel like a kid at 54. I spent a little time today thinking about a coil bracket too but I kinda like your hose clamp mount. Heres a picture of my 36 before I cleaned it up. I ran a dual 6 volt coil that the bracket was taped on to the frame. I ran this like this for about 20 years and actually miss it the way it was.

Bob Patza
AMCA 13275