65 202 coil

[William G.]

Re: 65 202 coil

Glen,

Thanks for the reply. Yes, my repo which I recently purchased has the raised Delco Remy on top and the raised embossed 12V 202 on the side, but I imagine a sharp judge would say it is not the original coil. I'm wondering whether you are saying that the 202s which you have and are undrilled are NOS and "period correct" (i. e., true originals) or are you unsure of their provenance. Yes, I'm in no hurry to drill mine then again on the other hand it would appear to be not too difficult, but would it actually improve acceptance?

Bill

[William C.]

Re: 65 202 coil

OK, there was a nice article in a long-past restorer about the top configurations of the coil, I don't have it at my fingertips but I'll summarize the info you need, the first design (1950's) used a contact under the wire terminal attachment that used a tanged arraingement to prevent rotation and the holes were for the tangs. Subsequently, the tanged system was discontinued and a pair of "humps" were molded into the sides of the tower and the contact was changed to a square "U" shape whcih nestled against the flat hump to provide anti-rotation capabilities. The earliest versions of this design included the holes to accommidate the first design terminal, but at some time after the hump introduction some smart person noticed that the replacement coils were all sold with the new terminal included, and manufacturing was (no doubt) complaining about tool maintaince on the small pins used to put the holes in place, so the holes were discontinued. I'm uncertain as to the exact date this occured, but I'll assure you it was prior to '65, so I wouldn't rush to destroy your new coil by adding holes it doesn't need.

[William G.]

Re: 65 202 coil

Thanks Bill. Great help and thanks again for preventing my drilling holes that shouldn't be there.........my repo replacement doesn't have the "humps" either, but I'll live with that until I can get a genuine 202. Any idea what a 115 coil (with the four holes) was used on? If it was in use back in the '50s it might have some value as a resell.

William (Bill) Gast

[William C.]

Re: 65 202 coil

Unfortunately I have lookups for correct applications by Vehicle to obtain the original part number for an application but not the other way araound except for a very limited few applications. I have no listing for the '115.

[Wayne M.]

Re: 65 202 coil

Any idea what a 115 coil (with the four holes) was used on? If it was in use back in the '50s it might have some value as a resell......

Bill -- Googled 1115115 coil and this Chevelle site pops up, indicating 1964 V8 (but obviously not Corvette, per NCRS sources). Interesting webpage; check the photos of various coils.

http://chevellestuff.net/qd/coil_numbers.htm

[William C.]

Re: 65 202 coil

Going back thru my pass car stuff, I come up with 1962 327, and 1964 Chevy 327 pass car, '64 chevelle 283, '65 pass car with 283/327, and nothing after that.

[Glen C.]

Re: 65 202 coil

Glen,

Thanks for the reply. Yes, my repo which I recently purchased has the raised Delco Remy on top and the raised embossed 12V 202 on the side, but I imagine a sharp judge would say it is not the original coil. I'm wondering whether you are saying that the 202s which you have and are undrilled are NOS and "period correct" (i. e., true originals) or are you unsure of their provenance. Yes, I'm in no hurry to drill mine then again on the other hand it would appear to be not too difficult, but would it actually improve acceptance?

Bill

Bill, None of the coils I mentioned are NOS, new, or reproduction. One of the 087's was on my 64 Corvette when I purchased it 25 years ago. The rest were junk yard finds. One of the 202's was found in a 64 Corvaire, but not attached. Maybe you could do a survey of members to find out which seems to be the more correct 202 coil, drilled or undrilled.

[William G.]

Re: 65 202 coil

Thanks, Bill, Wayne, and Glen..............for the excellent info on the coils.

Bill

[John M.]

Re: 65 202 coil

Wayne and all,
Do these 202s all have the 12-V beneath the 202?
They're still out there. Pic [on the left] shows one I pulled from a junkyard '67 Corvair. The NOS in-the-box (pull-string attached) cost me $40. on eBay a few months ago (plus S/H). I'm afraid to open it , although I suspect the embossed characters will not be as "crisp" as those produced during regular production.
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[Wayne M.]

Re: 65 202 coil

Wayne and all,
Do these 202s all have the 12-V beneath the 202? ...

John -- in the thumbnail I posted, I haven't yet pulled the string to see what's inside . So the "Corvair" 202 is all I have exposed, and it has the 12-dash-V under the 202.

Now I have two NOS T.I. 207 coils (one in a box with the same blue descriptive characters as the 202, so probably same timeframe [early '70s ?], as well as an original [old] 207, and all three have the 12V (without dash) under the part #. And, the embossments are all low on the can.

For another variation, here's a pic of an original 210 TI coil (396's). This time the script is high on the can and the "dash" is replaced with a "dot" (or a very short dash).

[John M.]

Re: 65 202 coil

Thanks Wayne So I guess it could be with or without the dash? Dave Sokolowski has one for me but wanted a photo to be sure it's correct.
John