Could it be a overheating coil..?

67cuda360 said
Can a overheating coil create unregular drops in fuel pressure or do I have multiple issues at work?

I've been having a stumble issue with my 360 which only happens when it is really hot outside.

Last night I took the car for a drive and on hard acceleration it suddenly bogged like it was getting no fuel, lay off the throttle and everything is fine. (car also doesn't feel as strong in hot weather).

First I thought it was some kind of vapor lock, but then yesterday I noticed my tachometer needle was erratic at idle (only lasted 30 seconds or so), which made me think something is wrong with the coil.

When I checked my fuel pressure at idle it read 5psi but then suddenly dropped down to 2 and then quickly came back up again.

Could all this be caused by a bad coil?
My coil is a chrome accel unit that pretty much sits on a bracket and rests on the intake, I can only assume that it gets pretty HOT :)

Read my thread that I created to ask for help.... look at post number 7

I would recommend reading the entire thread because it was a nightmare and had a lot of great advice from other members.

I wish I could tell you exactly what solved my problem but Im just not sure. I do know that after installing the Griffin aluminum radiator, shroud, and putting a sever blade mechanical fan on there it solved the problem AS WELL AS REMOVING ALL THE TRASH OUT OF THE TANK......... LOL. The Carter fuel pump was not working very well also.... a stock unit worked much better. When you are losing fuel pressure I kind of doubt it has to do with the coil. The number one thing is when you first start the car while cold pop the hood and watch the fuel pressure gauge. If it starts to drop when the engine is hot then you need to find out why. I would throw something on, change something around and then fire it up and watch the fuel pressure. When the fuel pressure drop the engine would go lean resulting in shutting down or running very poorly. Make sure you have the idle mixture set on the "rich" side. Float level adjusted properly and all that good stuff.

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=59704&highlight=fuel+pressure

We'll help you get it straightened out.