Coil Mounting-Vertical-Horizontal?

[TF360]

Any truth to mounting a Coil in a vertical position? Were the factory Coils oil filled like these aftermarket ones. Just picked up a Accell 8140 (yellow) Coil and I'm wondering about positioning

 

[tonysrt]

I never knew what original coils were, oil or epoxy filled. I would assume old cars like ours were oil filled. I recently had trouble with an oil filled that was horizontal. I replaced it with an epoxy filled coil. The only Mopar that I know of that was vertical was my 58 Fury 350 engine with 2 four barrels because there was no room to place it horizontally. Probably other multiple carb engines had to place them vertical.

 

[MOPAROFFICIAL]

I've always mounted them like the factory, horizontally.

Never a problem, same coil for 18 yrs.

 

[69FBCuda]

Stock position 69 318

 

[Dana67Dart]

IIRC 60s Ford small block was mostly vertical on the front of the block / head.

My OEM 67 273 coil was mounted in the stock location. And has leaked a tad. You can shake it and hear the oil slosh

 

[DartDen69]

I have an Accel Super coil that has been mounted horizontal for almost 50 years!

 

[KitCarlson]

Horizontal is fine, seems good to keep terminals horizontal too. That keeps them in oil. A leak at tower is sometimes a loose screw, in tower terminal.

 

[70dart340]

Calling Hallifaxhops, are you reading?

 

[RustyRatRod]

I've always mounted them like the factory, horizontally.

Never a problem, same coil for 18 yrs.

Not the slant 6! lol

 

[CRUZE 418]

The Accel coil is epoxy, when oil coils failed back in the day, usually when they were hot, we replaced them with an epoxy coil.