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Old 01-30-2017, 02:20 AM
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Default Ignition Coil - Are screws grounded?

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I have noticed that head of my bolt securing the ignition coil is broken, gone, snapped. Coil is a bit loose now, sitting still thanks to rubber boot in ignition coil. Now, of course I'll have the broken bolt removed and reinstalled but I was wondering if screw is providing a proper grounding for ignition coil. There's metal on coil's collar and mounting bolt looks more conductive than a usual one. Do you know if this screw and collar helps to ground the coil and provide better spark?
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Isn't the valve cover plastic? That would insulate the mounts from any form of grounding.
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It's not mounted to plastic cover. It's mounted to block I think.
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The coils are bolted to the rocker cover (see the em.pdf section of the Service Manual, page EM-35). Coil ground is through the wiring harness (see the ec.pdf section, page EC-691). Page references are for my 2005 model.
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Ok. Thank you.
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But isn't the rocker cover bolted to the block? The coil boilt is quite long.
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No the bolts do not go through the brass inserts are just long.






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