Two smoked coils (UPDATE FIXED)

[Kenny78]

I had a no spark. Coil cover was incredibly hot. Pulled it and it was the original,date stamped and all. Put my new spare (which was a Borg Warner) and put it in. The truck did not start, and when I was under the hood the new coil smoked. I nstalled a new ground strap and the ground wire. I will start tracing the ground in the distributor and check to make sure its getting 12V. Am I missing something here? The distributor is a year old reman from Autozone(I know I know, but I was in a bind).

Anybody got any ideas? TIA

 

[Muddytazz]

Check the module in the dizzy, they are known for just going out at no notice.

 

[Kenny78]

Thru my limited google skills, I could not find any bad ICM's taking coils with them. They seem to experience dying when hot all the way to DOA, which I've dealt with.

 

[Kenny78]

All right chock one up to sloppy workmanship. Leave it to an electrician to tape his temporary tach harness together, shorting the tach wire to ground!!

BTW A short on the -side of the coil shorts the coil out, causing a capacitor like rupture.