The coil is probably fine. You'll probably want to check out the coil sleeve. It's plastic tubing that runs through the coil. It could be dirty or cracked. You could also buy an entire flipper rebuild kit.

If for some reason you must replace the coil (not likely), you'll want to get the same power that's meant for the machine. If you have a manual you'll find the part number. You can type the part number on sites like marcospec.com and the part will come right up.

quick fix;

1, pull out coil sleeve and clean
2, 'sand' down the flipper crank (plunger) end with some emery cloth (it's prob 'shroomed out')
3, 'sand' down the flipper (plunger) stop assembly with emery cloth (where the plunger makes impact)

this will help for a lil bit, i'd just order a new flipper rebuild kit. once you 'sand' down these parts, they lose length, which changes the striking points.

thats what i'd do

if the coil sleeve is stuck or hard to remove you can use a nut driver to push it out. in this case you should also replace the sleeve as it's probably toast. if you get a rebuild kit be sure to replace the bushing as well, they aren't included in the rebuild kit but they are cheap.

need to rebuild my ft since not sure on history of it.

does most the mid 90's stuff use same flipper rebuilds?

also make sure your table is at the proper angle or youre expecting too much from the coil,,,

I think that most Bally/Williams pins from the 90's use the same kit. here is a link to a kit

http://mad-amusements.com/product.php?id_product=235

awesome, glad you got it fixed!

awesome man! pinside rocks...doesn't it

just found my white water pop up plunger for the lost cave or whatever bushing has some wear on it so looks like will need a new bushing.

gonna make a big marco order for anything i think i will need soon since they are offering free shipping

free shipping? might have to order all my parts for the taxi restore.

congrats, good to hear to fix

great fix!

Another thing to check (though not likely an issue in this case - but more for FYI) is the flipper return spring. My SM had a tough time making the left ramp from the right flipper. While I'm sure the sleeves need replacing on all three, the right flipper seemed noticeably weaker.

In looking further, I found that the right flipper spring had apparently required a replacement at some point. The replacement spring used was bigger/stronger than the original, and coil had trouble overcoming the tension thus making it weaker.