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    Failing coil, replace all?

    I have a bad coil & wondering if I should replace all of them for piece of mind. Maybe the coil wires also as a few have some rub marks in them.

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    Sorry forgot mention its a 2001 Optimax with 340 hours on it.

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    Just got off phone with Don & will be replacing one coil & new plug wire set.

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    Re: (EricK)

    <table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by EricK &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Just got off phone with Don & will be replacing one coil & new plug wire set. </td></tr></table>

    That would be the way to go on this model.



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