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MetroMPG · 07-31-2018, 08:30 PM

5 times a charm! 5 cold starts with no probs, using the Firefly's coil.

I'm going to swap the Metro's coil back on tomorrow and see what happens for the next 5.

But I think that's got to be it (touching wood).

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