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			Has anyone else seen these little holes by the threaded studs on a 263 coil?  I know they reproduced these, but I never did take a good look at them. What were they for?
		 
		
		
		
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			Hi.  To catch lock washers I believe: 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
	https://www.yenko.net/forum/showpost...56&postcount=5 Cheers, Anthony  | 
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			More accurately, the holes catch tabs on the small stamped steel guide plates that locate under the wire clips. The guide plates look to be cad plated.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			^ nice, thanks.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			Not all of the coils that had the holes used the metal pieces with the tabs that fit into the holes. I can't pin down when the change occurred, but the type used on late 60's cars didn't have the tab shown in this picture.
		 
		
		
		
			
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			^ thanks again for following up, photos always help!
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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