Low voltage to coil

Yeah, the Chinese parts have been an issue for me a lot of times, particularly electrical parts. They are even in the name brand stuff now. I had to buy a coil for mine for a “side of the road” repair. All they had was the house brand. It lasted about a month. I ordered a Borg Warner one thinking it would be higher quality- it was the same exact crap coil. I wound up buying a Mr Gasket (I think) nice Chrome one. It has been fine.

In the past, it seems like I have had a little more money than time and patience. Often times if I couldn’t isolate a problem quickly, I would buy the “cheap and easy” stuff to try and reduce the number of variables. My theory was that if the parts were very old,it wasn’t a bad idea to replace them anyway & it kept the car in more reliable condition. However, if the parts you are putting in are questionable, then my strategy falls apart. Instead of narrowing down the issue, it could be adding to it. Very frustrating.