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Re: Help installtion Aux.battery 1985 we
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 19:08:05, -0500
...The relay simply detects when your ignition is on (why it's (+) goes to the ignition terminal on your coil), and then allows the...
Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:52:09 -0500
...Terminal Definition ----------------------------------------------------------------------- IGNITION 1 Ignition coil, ignition distributor, low voltage ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (Ignition distributor with two separate electrical circuits) 1a to ignition contact breaker I 1b...
Re: 88 GL Distributor Woes Continue - on and on --
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:46:07 -0500
...sender plug disconnected - the ignition key on - I ground the >> center pin connection on the connector - and checked the coil to >> distributor wire against...
Re: Start/Run/Then No Start
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 8 Nov 2011 08:48:49 -0500
...No start/ Yes spark II >>> >>> >>> Ok, just ran the "ignition coil test" per Scott and Bentley 28.36. I have >>> voltage for 2 - 3...
Re: Alternator not charging/ solenoid meltdown
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 23 Feb 2000 04:08:29 +0100
...coils inside from each other. > > Eventually even tar will come out to allow the coils to touch which would > > either kill your ignition or...
Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:59:06 -0800
...use Vanagon coil wire for + to ECU and relay for + to the >> Jetta coil >> >> mocked up diagram: >> >> >> https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qjVqWgmKgiA/UQLzz0KnCHI/AAAAAAAAGq8...
Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 1 May 2011 10:47:18 -0700
...5,6,8 cylinder application engines with standard > > coil ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions > > with tachometer output terminal, and alternators with "w...
Re: Drove off a 9'' curb, and she just died
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 4 Feb 2013 09:37:48 -0800
...energy coil pack. You should be able to hear the fuel pump spin for a second or two when you turn the ignition switch...
Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Tue, 5 Nov 2013 11:56:00 -0800
...the coil naturally. Ignition switch all wiring, and ground connections first find out if it's lack of spark. it could just as easily...
Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sat, 12 Jun 2004 03:31:23 -0400
...I just refuse to believe, as someone >> claimed earlier, that single-electrode plugs will cause the ignition >> coil to fail, seeing as the system...
first clue your mechanic doesn't have a clue
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:09:02 -0400
...It could save you from a seized engine! Roll the yellow die when you have no power Is the ignition coil damaged, or it...
Re: Dual battery relay blowing fuses
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:52:27 -0800
...The blue wire off the alternator is probably powering the relay coil as it should, but the other side of the relay coil is...
Re: Crazy idea?
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:04:15 -0500
...The gas tach gets > pulses from the ignition coil and diesels don't have ignition coils. The > diesel tachs from the Vanagon era use...
Re: Spark Coil Failure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:30:03 -0400
...b)Age and Heat c)Coil has been dropped, bruised damaging case and windings. d)Too much resistance in ignition system. Stan Wilder 83...
Re: Spark Coil Failure
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:35:01 -0500
...c)Coil has been dropped, bruised damaging case and windings. > >d)Too much resistance in ignition system. > > Stan, > > Did you check the coil resistance...
Re: The alternator issue
Historical mailing list - Mike Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:13:01 -0700
...field in the coil as it gradually used up the energy.  This is how the old Kettering (points-type) ignition system works, and...
Re: i dont know!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 20 Sep 1996 11:36:27 +0200
...The ignition control unit is designed to supply current to the coil's primary winding while the shutter wheel is blocking the field. When...
Re: What does terminal 15a do? (LVC)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:58:23 -0700
...Ignition coil, ignition distributor, high voltage ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (ignition distributor with two separate electrical circuits) 4a from ignition coil I, terminal 4 4b from ignition coil...
Re: Alternator not charging/ solenoid meltdown
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 Feb 2000 23:50:19 EST
...Eventually even tar will come out to allow the coils to touch which would either kill your ignition or make the spark so weak...
Re: No spark, clueless
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Wed, 29 May 2013 21:50:27 -0700
...if youget a zap out of the coil wire ...'houston, we have ignition.' then you know what the problem isand how to deal with...
Help!! Ignition problem!
Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:12:31 -0700
...It sounds like the coil is firing at random, without the engine turning over. After that, no sound, and no spark at the plugs...
Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:12:35 -0800
...It's not the coil. I'm now pretty > sure it's the ignition control unit. The thing is, BD lists 2 different > part...
Engine cranks but NO JUICE to coil...poor thirsty coil : (
Historical mailing list - Don Griffin
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 17:56:16 EDT
...got hot with just the key in the ignition. Would this prevent juice to the coil? If I'm overlookin the obvious ...SLAP ME...
Re: No Start Scenario
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:17:50 -0700
...Mark John Goubeaux wrote: > > I replaced the ignition switch and then I checked for current at the > ignition coil black wires ( terminal 15 ) and...
Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 1 May 2011 11:12:36 -0700
...5,6,8 cylinder application engines with standard > > coil ignitions, most square wave electronic control ignitions > > with tachometer output terminal, and alternators with "w...
Towing warning from Bentley for Digifant, maybe for Digijet
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Wed, 9 Jun 2004 14:43:19 -0400
...the ignitions system or are suspected of having one, may only be towed with the connector from terminal 1 of the ignition coil (green...
Re: 2.1L ignition/FI woes!!
Historical mailing list - Mountaineer
Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:50:21 -0500
Fuel pressure not a problem, but no injector pulse or coil. Adam P ))><(( Charleston,SC Coburn, WV "Mountaineers are always free" ----- Original Message ----- From...
Re: What did I destroy now? (Ignition fail)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:00:21 -0800
...Mark Robert Fisher wrote: > '87 GL Auto > I pulled off the injector connections and in the process apparently knocked > off the coil wire. It...
Re: Gas Heater Dead - few Questions
Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
Tue, 1 Feb 2000 21:52:32 EST
...Someone told me that the "coil" may be bad. From what i understand they are similar to ignition coils and can still be gotten...
Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:30:27 -0700
...New dist cap and coil wire.. n' yer good to go. Most people keep a decent used one as a spare anyway, right ? On...
Starter ?'s in '64 Bus
Historical mailing list
Sun, 9 Oct 94 13:37 PDT
...Then I ground the starter/solonoid unit, then run a wire from the (+) end of the soloniod to the (+) side of the ignition coil...
Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:25:22 -0500
...So I'll look for a coil at a local auto parts store. The center ignition wire also had some white junk inside both...
Electrical Problem on '85 westfalia
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Sat, 24 Apr 2004 13:46:53 -0500
...I also measured the voltage at the green wire going to the + side of the coil, the voltage was about 8V (ignition on). Am...
new ignition install but still no spark.
Historical mailing list - philip key
Mon, 12 Aug 2002 13:04:56 -0700
...I installed a new ignition coil but I still have no spark. Everything else seems to be in place and I can't figure...
Re: Out go the lights Yikes!
Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 13:07:48 -0400
...Did you inadvertently bump the ignition key? As time passes, the springy-ness of the switch can fade making it easy to have the...
What ground are there to check? Was still running rich..
Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
Sat, 13 Dec 2003 09:25:54 -0500
...Have checked and cleaned the grounds under the ignition coil.. the one next to the hall sender... the one that hooks to the tranny...
60,000 volt coil?
Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
20 Aug 96 01:21:37 EDT
Feel like something *shocking* tonight? What if I use the Pertronix Ignitor (instead of points) and a 60,000 volt coil? Will I have...
Re: Turbo Muffler, Jacobs Ign, Snake Oil
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 13:39:51 EDT
...The days of the feeble, yellow-spark, > point-and-coil factory ignition ended sometime in the late '70s. > Keep in mind the non-California...
Re: Coil boil
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Sun, 26 Oct 2014 20:31:29 -0700
...coil! > The Water Boxer coil was black in colour, even the replacements. > May have changed over the years�? > The alternative part numbers for ignition...
Re: '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Sat, 15 Jan 2000 20:58:39 -0600
...replacing the ignition switch. > > Since I last wrote a note the following has been replaced: > > Ignition Switch > Plugs > Cap > Rotor > Wires > Coil > Fuel Pump...
Re: No start/ Yes spark II
Historical mailing list - George Laubach
Thu, 3 Nov 2011 18:41:32 -0500
...Disconnecting ECU connector, I connected ECU connector terminal 1 to ignition coil terminal 15. Got battry voltage. Then, still connected, I pinned center wire...
Re: Bad coil? Car dead at walmart
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:39:32 -0700
...Another coil fixed it. You can ohm check the coil - spec for that in Bentley. I find that coils are 'nebulous' ..............they get old...
Re: HELP: Engine stopped
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Thu, 7 Jul 2016 15:40:53 -0300
...nb.ca> wrote: > >> Centre ignition wire …. you mean from the coil to the distributor? >> >> Start working backwards … is the coil failing? When there is...
Re: [T2] Electronic ignition opposed to points & condenser
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 13:38:59 -0500
I have a used Pertronix electronic ignition setup for sale complete with "flamethrower" coil. I was going to put it on eBay but p...
Re: Location of fuel pump relay, 1.9
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 19 Jul 2014 13:29:52 -0700
...the ign coil is.'that > box is right above the coil.'''' > > the High /voltage warning on it refers to Secondary Ignition ( spark ) > voltage, not...
Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:20:16 -0800
...Is this the Hall Sensor? >> >>Yup - the little box below the coil. > > No 'tisn't. The Hall sender is inside the distributor. This is...
Re: broke down in Portland, need help
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 9 Jun 2019 08:28:09 -0700
...ignition switch and use a new spare - unplug and replug a small connector at the back box on the top of the coil - tap...
Re: Start/Run/Then No Start
Historical mailing list - Skip
Tue, 8 Nov 2011 22:46:01 +0000
...No start/ Yes spark II >> >> >> Ok, just ran the "ignition coil test" per Scott and Bentley 28.36. I have >> voltage for 2 - 3...
WBX engine symptom
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
Tue, 8 Oct 2002 19:01:45 +0000
...gut feeling that it was a secondary ignition leak like a cracked ign coil tower. The coil, ign wires, cap & plugs checked OK but...
question about terminals on starter/solenoid
Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:59:44 -0400
...terminal 30 "from battery", terminal 16 "to ignition coil", and terminal 50 "from ignition/starter switch". However, my starter/solenoid only has 2 of...
What did I destroy now? (Ignition fail)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:57:21 -0800
'87 GL Auto I pulled off the injector connections and in the process apparently knocked off the coil wire. It couldn't have been...
Re: Gathering consensus 2.1 won't run when hot: tests
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:11:58 EDT
...coil wire from the distributor and connecting it to a grounded spark plug. Then you will know if it truly is an ignition problem...
Re: cutting out and sparking coil
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:14:00 -0700
...snip> >>> Looked over at the coil and saw ignition >>>sparks coming out of the rubber boot on the coil to distributor wire. This >>>morning...
Re: Electrical ground locations
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 18:27:56 -0500
...two ground points under the ignition coil / relay mounting plate on the left side engine bay sheet metal. Grounds include fuel injection and lighting...
Re: Wobbly Still Won't Go... Gurus pleassssse heeellllllppppp...
Historical mailing list - Scott and Norma
Sat, 20 Jul 2002 22:27:53 -0800
...His relays are not clicking and he is missing 12 volts at the ignition coil. A new ignition switch did not help. We traced...
'72 bus IGN SW
Historical mailing list
Thu, 08 Feb 1996 14:24:42 -0600
...t stay lit because when the ignition switch is released from starting, the connection to the coil, etc. is dropped. I can see this...
Re: Steering Locks
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Jun 1996 00:10:43, -0500
...home- removed entire steering column, sawed off the ignition and lock, bypassed (+) current to coil and laid underneath to spin starter with piece of...
88 GL - manual tranny - fail to start
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 3 Jun 2014 17:06:36 -0500
...Came back out, key in the ignition, ignition on - check idiot lights, listen for fuel pump to pressurize the fuel system, key to start...
Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:39:59 -0700
...on the coil. Next time it > happens, connect the jumper (essentially hot-wiring it) and if it > starts, replace the ignition switch. I always...
Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:25:57 -0800
...the coil 15+ terminal and the engine would crank but would not fire. So this points to something else than the ignition. Next I...