Ah, much better.

Mar 11, 2006 5 Replies

Nothing like a new set of spark plugs and a fresh coil (of the correct type) :/



Long time ago I had a jeep dealer do some work because I didn't have the time. They replaced the coil but had to "trim" the connector to make it fit. Ok.. that set a flag, but it worked and at the time that's all that mattered.



Just picked up a replacement from NAPA. Yea, NAPA. :P IC409 to be precise. It's the same vendor as OEM and with the good ol jobber discount, a heck of a lot more reasonable.



Same part number/mfg stamp as the OEM coil that first went out after eight years of service, and the almost



2ft extension harness. (I wonder how much 2ft more run to the coil affects timing?) Anyhoo, now it starts with the first flick of the ignition and runs sooooo much smooooother.

Didn't do a write-up, too easy. But here is a piccy of the part.

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It even came with a new connector end to fix the "trimmed" one they left me with. I'm saving it for later.


I prefer Napa's Echlin to Delco for my Jeepster. They are the best ignition parts in the business for American stuff. I wouldn't replace Bosch parts with anything different though.

L.W. ("ßill") Hughes III did pass the time by typing:

Yep RC9YC5 or AutoLite 4925 plugs. Gotta keep them cool or bad things happen quickly.

The nice thing about the I6 is the ignition wires are very short and all about the same length (+- 3 inches or so)

At roughly 982 million feet/second I'd guess that extra 2' of harness isn't making all that much of a difference in the timing.

Unless, of course, you are going well beyond the manufacturer's recommended max RPM.

DougW wrote:

Lee Ayrton did pass the time by typing:

Found out the answer to that. The harness has two purposes. One is to move/separate and replace part of the original harness that runs wires too close together. And the other is to include a resistor pack that allows the use of a different coil that comes with the kit.

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Learned something else from that. The reason the original recall kit was identical to the one I just got from NAPA is the original recall kit came from NAPA. heh.

I try not to. Things run better with the parts inside the engine. :)

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