oldwhizzer Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 The first one is a Delco. The second is a Tungsten . Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickelroadster Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 The delco coils are used on Marmon D-74 and E-75 from 1926 to 1928. A pair of each was used on each engine as they are dual ignition. May be used on other cars but I am not aware of what they might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 The Tungsten looks like an aftermarket replacement for 1933 thru early 1936 Ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Delco coils like this one seems to be used on early Buick 1920:s up to 1928. Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Does the Delco coil have a 4 digit number on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldwhizzer Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 #2188 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Layden B Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Delco #2188 was original equipment on Buick 1926 thru 1928 all models. They look like other Delco coils but this # came on Buick only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickelroadster Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 My Marmon coils have a 2178 Delco number. A Chiltons interchange shows the coil to be the same as the ones on buicks. Possibly the difference in number was only on the ones that originally came with the cars. When you replaced a coil, they may have all been the same. Does anybody know whether or not this is true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Some of them are made for a stright mounting, and some of them are made for a ronded monuting.There shouldn`t be much differens on the coils if they are all 6 volt,but maybe I`m wrong?. Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicksplus Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 FYIThe Buick Delco coil fits on the generator housing which is a cylindrical surface. There is a ballast resistor on the corner of your coil, I have several of these coils, but the resistor is usually gone or broken. It is a wound resistor on some sort of ceramic base.I see a lot of 20's Buicks at shows, not many of them have these coils on them now, but that is what they came with originally.Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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