Chevy V8 vs Ford V 10

klutchdust wrote:
I carried spare engine cylinder coils when I owned the V-10, as was suggested by another mechanic. And a few sending units that were known to fail.

I'd never heard of "cylinder coils" before, and that it was some sort of cylinder liner that goes in the engine block, and thought you were carrying them around to do a field overhaul.

But I guess what you were referring to was ignition cylinder coils, which actually makes a lot more sense. I remember dad used to carry a full ignition tune-up kit (distributor cap+points+condensor+rotor) for our old Ford station wagon tow vehicle after the time a cracked distributor cap left us stranded.