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• Re: Tach rewiring
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:46:29 -0600
  ...I assumed there was a wire from the coil, but where does it connect to the tach? At the multiport? ...but at a different...
• Help - No Start - 1987 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 12:35:50 -0800
  ...Cranks over; there's spark from the coil. Has gas. New battery just 2 months ago. Dealership just told us to try the idle...
• Coil killer found! vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:05:28 -0400
  ...Lower resistance plug cause higher current flow in coil, more heat and shorts windings internally, whitch is what I've found wrong. Eric
• Re: What coil part number for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:19:51 -0700
  ...The coil's center connection (coil wire to distributor) and the distributor's cap connections is what I am referring to to. All Vanagon...
• do you want adj coilovers
  Historical mailing list - Brian Scotto
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 05:58:24 -0400
  ...Anyway, i finally decided im going to adapt a coilover set up to work.. here is the thing, im trying to decide if i...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:18:17 -0600
  ...In retrospect they often are coils in chrome cans or have different colored tops on them. Just by selecting a coil for another application...
• Re: Broken down travelers need help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:19:06 -0600
  Could it be a "D15" issue ~ or Malfunctioning CurrentSupplyRelay in the BlackBox above the Coil ORR ~ DeanB On 16 Aug , 2013, at 6:06...
• Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:37:47 -0800
  ...switch 15 to the Jetta coil and ECU. In the A3 Bentley, a #10 wire runs to the Jetta coil and ECU. I assume...
• Vanagon rear wheel camber adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 01:05:04 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I was led to believe the coil springs have weakened over time, and this produces an increasing negative camber to the rear wheels. The...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 19:49:16 -0400
  ...Also this solenoid has a high-current coil that is engaged until the solenoid almost completes its stroke; then the holding function is taken...
• Will 82 coil work in 84 ?
  Historical mailing list - windmill
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 08:33:34 -0800
  I have a coil from an 82 Aircooled , Would like to know for sure if It can be put in my 84 ? I see...
• Re: NAPA Load levelers coil-over springs for 2wd
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:35:21 -0700
  > Also from the text its says these are Monroe coil/shocks does any real parts > guys know how > to translate the NAPA number to...
• Re: '87 Coil changed, still no spark and spray
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 29 May 2012 20:06:25 -0700
  ...Yes, the coil was bad and I >> thought it will start after I changed it. But no. Checked the fuel >> spray and there is...
• Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:29:45 -0500
  ...Last night I remembered that the coil can act this way also.Intermittant shorting out. How long does the problem last when the engine...
• Oh was his face red!
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 09:57:10 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Went to take the coil out and found the ground strap connected to the coil wound around behind the ECU and NOT connected to...
• Re: need coil wire 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:27:15 -0600
  ...An 85 GL has electronic ignition and requires a resistor coil wire. Only 83 and below standard point set ignitions require a solid core...
• Re: Cold Starting-Bosch Platinums
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:00:02 -0500
  ...Maybe my coil is unusual? They seemed to work ok in my old Horizon, now sold, and in the daily driver Neon also..... > Dave...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:21:54 -0700
  ...Caution must be used in coil selection for use in 12 volt systems > where battery charging may expose coil to continuous, higher-than-rated...
• Re: Found my instrument cluster..now a ?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:40:46 -0700
  ...1 of coil should supply the tach signal. 1 should be shown on coil itself. Don't have my Vanagon Bentley handy, but pretty...
• Re: 87 Misfires when damp
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 21:08:28 -0400
  ...Also why just replace things that you haven't inspected? If the plugs are fine, why replace them? Same for the coil and wires...
• Re: Do I need a new coil????
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Apr 1995 12:19:24 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I stopped immediately >(of course) and checked the engine compartment to find wires attached to the >coil smoking and sparking. I found one wire...
• coil spring adjusters \ 73 bus
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Sun, 02 Jun 1996 12:18:14 -0800 (PST)
  Dear list, I recently got my hands on a couple of COIL SPRING ADJUSTERS from jc whitneys. They're supposed to remedy the "sagging...
• Dometic Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 15:46:50 -0500
  ...The top rear coil near the flue was fairly warm but the last part of the top coil on the other side opposit the...
• Re: High resistance causing no spark?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:36:30 -0700
  Use one of the spark plug wires in the coil, with a spark plug in the end, metal of the plug touching metal on...
• Re: Speedo to tach (?)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 21 May 2007 16:06:55 -0500
  ...Some tachs only need the signal from the coil and ground - they operate off of the juice from the coil. Others also need +12...
• Re: Vanagon Chrome Silicon Coil Springs
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:51:29 -0400
  ...that the prototypes for the >Vanagon (and syncro) chrome silicon custom >coil springs have been ordered and are in the pipeline. This is the...
• Aint dead anymore
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 21:02:50 -0400
  Well vannie folks, it was the coil. had a spare one, just thinking that if i couldn't smell fuel, it had to be...
• Re: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:19:56 -0500
  The coil being a coil, you have a great length of wire that, if it breaks, makes a gap that will fluctuate a lot...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 12:39:37 -0700
  ...It may be a confusing oddity but VW often 'grounds' the fridge relay coil with the wiring connection to the starter motor coil. The...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:21:10 -0500
  ...I plugged it back onto the coil. Still showed 12 plus volts. I then plugged the black/yellow back onto coil-----immediate voltage drop...
• Re: New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:43:48 -0600
  ...1 of those 2 Spades on the Coil + Post is Not making connection to the Coil ~ Not quite sure how that can happen but...
• Re: 84 not refiring , still flooding ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 11:50:53 -0800
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>Coils burn out . I replaced two coils on both my Vanagons last month. </P> <P><BR><BR...
• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 May 2011 12:56:59 -0700
  ...Four coil firings equals two full revolutions of the crankshaft, if I remember correctly. So 1000 rpm would have 2000 sparks per minute, or...
• Re: 2.1L ignition/FI woes!!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:47:32 -0800
  > While turning the key i would watch the digitool..occasionally the coil > light and afm would flicker for a split second and the car...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:06:46 -0700
  ...The actual voltage seen by the relay coil will depend on how > you wire the control circuit for the relay coil. > > I agree that...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 16:41:25 -0700
  ...you mean from the coil to the >> distributor? >>>>>>>>>> Start working backwards … is the coil failing? When there is no >>>>>> spark … >>>>>>>>>> do you have power...
• Re: rear coil springs question
  Historical mailing list - MIKE MOERY
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 19:44:43 -0900
  ...rear coil springs question I thought the van engine battery was there already? Mike > From: MIKE MOERY <mike.moery@ACSALASKA.NET> > Reply-To: MIKE...
• Re: Will 82 coil work in 84 ?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 12:47:24 -0500
  ...Will 82 coil work in 84 ? I have a coil from an 82 Aircooled , Would like to know for sure if It can be...
• Re: What did I destroy now? (Ignition fail)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:52:59 -0500
  ...When the coil output doesn't have a path to ground the voltage rises very high and tries to punch through the coil insulation...
• Re:Tach was The Berg and springs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 95 8:15:14 EDT
  On the tach I have hooked to the KG, there does seem to be resistance at the coil. In effect the coil is being...
• Re: crank, wont start
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:39:41 -0700
  Thanks to everyone for your input and help!!!! The final diagnosis and treatment---new ignition coil--and the van starts right up and runs...
• Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:43:39 -0400
  ...Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals Hello Volks, I have a 1990 2100cc Digijet engine (European model). I want to measure...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 12:34:49 -0700
  Yep, pointing more and more towards the coil. Also seems like keeping the ignition on makes it not start after 5m. But with ignition...
• Re: coil over springs for busses with sagging rear ends?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 26 Dec 1995 11:01:56 -0800 (PST)
  ...It looks easy in the > manual, but coil springs may be easier It doesn't look easy to me. I don't want to...
• 86 running problem
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 07:37:46 -0700
  ...I pulled the coil wire and there was no spark to the block when cranking. I used my spare 53 relay and swapped them...
• RE: coil over springs for busses with sagging rear ends?
  Historical mailing list - Yvonne Reineke
  Fri, 22 Dec 1995 18:36:00 +1300
  Steve, all, Coil overs are useful in the front. Not ideal, but they will give you an inch or so. Just adjust the rear...
• Springs and spring rates
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:09:33 -0400
  ...You will also reduce the number of active coils in the spring. The equation for the spring rate of a coil spring: k= d...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 16:56:11 -0700
  ...seems good (and easy to replace too) Coil: Problem seemed that no spark was coming out of the coil. I would start the engine...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 13:26:18 -0700
  ...This means that > during normal operation a small amount of current is always flowing through > the starter coil from the fridge relay coil. Not...
• Re: Eurospec problems
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 08:17:36 -0700
  ...This assumes that your > coil is getting 12V when the key is on... > > At 01:31 PM 14/10/1999 -0700, Grant Holst wrote...
• Re: Coil Fires, 7.5KOhms
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 20:14:05 -0700
  The coil works as a dynamic resistance or impedance if you like. The secondary DC resistance of 7.5K has virtually no effect on...
• Re: Alternator not charging/ solenoid meltdown
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 23:50:19 EST
  ...The problem you were having with the "solenoid" (which is actually called a coil) was really unrelated to your charging problem. When coils go...
• Re: coil over springs for busses with sagging rear ends?
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Tue, 26 Dec 1995 18:25:50 -0600 (CST)
  ...It looks easy in the > > manual, but coil springs may be easier Yes, this was briefly discussed off the list. I'm pretty sure...
• Re: Help with stripped threads
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 19:23:19 -0400
  ...I recomend and have used the Heli-coil. Also, the Heli-coil is stainless steel and will not be affected by the heat in...
• '88 removing coil springs?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 07:37:32 EST
  Is there a way to remove and replace the front coils without using the special tool shown in bentley? If tool is necessary, where...
• Coilspring cutoff
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 11:22:25 +0200
  ...the ground! In that case, have you ever tried cutting the coilsprings on a 2wd Vanagon and what was the result? My aim is...
• Re: Broken down travelers need help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:54:05 -0700
  ...Replaced coil with new Bosch > one and installed a new rebuilt distributer. Still no spark out of coil. Have > battery voltage on black wire...
• Re: 85 vanvagon 1.9 electrical prob
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 08:52:36 -0400
  ...I was >wondering if it could be the points(does it have >points), or the coil, or a fuse, or what? any help >would...
• Installing New Coil Springs Ques?
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 05:13:01 -0400
  Does anyone know the proper procedure for installing new rear coil springs. Bentley only details the procedure for the fronts. Specifically, do you have...
• Re: What to do with a stripped drain plug?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 11:47:00 EST
  In a message dated 11/6/02 11:18:02 AM, keepongrowin@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << Any suggestions? >> Install a Heli-Coil. Because I have...