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Old 18-03-13, 05:30
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Try moving the coil up into the air dam, I think this is where Paul put his.
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Old 18-03-13, 06:35
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Default cheers, here is a photo of it.

as you can see, its beside the generator, I thought the fan wash would have been enough. Anyone from the hotter parts of Aussie got an opionion of dealt with this problem?
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Old 18-03-13, 06:38
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Default forgot the photo

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Old 18-03-13, 09:19
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Default Coil location

Try the front L/h side of engine on coil bracket, mounted off head studs.
The present position of yours looks farily close to the water pipe, is
this transfering heat to the coil??
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Old 18-03-13, 11:01
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Hello Andrew, I wondered when you might make the jump from lurker. Good to see you posting.
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Old 19-03-13, 07:36
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Thanks for the heads up Andrew, hadnt thought of it picking up latent heat off the radiator pipe, will re mount and give it another crack.
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