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• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:28:53 -0800
  ...Find someone who's got an oscilloscope and play with an ignition coil and spark plug and you can watch the secondary rise time...
• Troubleshooting Question
  Historical mailing list - Denys Mueller
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 18:30:16 -0700
  ...Ignition Coil Any response would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Denys '86 Westy PO '80 & '89 Westys'
• Re: Fuel Pump ??????
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:01:36 -0400
  ...Any chattering or arcing noises indicates bad ECU relay, maybe bad fuel relay, maybe bad ignition switch. If the fuel relay is buzzing it...
• Re: power to the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:32:13 -0400
  ...left-hand one) which is energized from ignition switch terminal 15 by way of the ignition coil and the black wire to terminal 86c...
• Re: Cold Starting
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:07:46 -0500
  ...This is a basics of the ignition system. The VW coil is set for a given gap, and several other standard things like wire...
• Re: Today's PUZZLER... SLWR-VAN won't start
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 12:16:12 -0700
  ...going to the current ignition switch) - checked the coil (by hooking up the coil wires to a new coil) - checked the ECU (by hooking...
• ANSWERS!! Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:46:46 -0700
  ...Total use by fuel injection and ignition at idle = 6.5 amps Measured 3 places and added them. Measured at relay sockets and in...
• =?utf-8?Q?VDO_2=E2=80=9D_Tach_Hookup_Question?=
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 3 Apr 2018 20:25:57 -0700
  ...I believe one of the wires used to connect to the ignition coil, the other to ground somewhere on the lower part of the...
• Re: Latest news on No Spark
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 20:11:18 -0500
  ...I mentioned before that I had no spark coming off the ignition coil. I purchased and installed a new coil to no improvements. New...
• Re: Questions/Advice Needed 1980 VW Westphalia
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 17 May 2012 19:31:03 -0700
  ...Look toward ignition. Perhaps the coil is getting weak when warm - it's getting warmer outside in most areas, so that might explain why...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:19:03 -0700
  ...Is this the Hall >> Sensor? >>Yup - the little box below the coil. > No 'tisn't. The Hall sender is inside the distributor. I know...
• Re: 74 running rough
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 14:19:34 -0500
  ...it would overheat the coil and possibly damage the points. If this fixes things I'd look at the ignition switch, etc. The only...
• Re: Tach drops fast when it cuts out
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:38:20 -0400
  ...Anything at all in the ignition primary circuit, from the Hall sender through the ECU to the coil itself and the +12 supply to...
• Re: 88 GL Distributor Woes Continue - on and on --
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:51:23 -0800
  ...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: Strange No Start
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 13:30:48 -0800
  ...Seems like the >failure is somewhere between the coil wire and the end of the individual >ignition wires. make sure the cap an rotor...
• Re: Ignition Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 21:33:11 -0800
  ...You could use it to cut power to your ignition coil, starter, fuel pump or ECU with this set up. The link is: http...
• mechanic for 5-cyl vw quantum ?
  Historical mailing list - walter bahm
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 09:08:42 -0700
  ...notice tachometer needle jumps to 2-3k rpm as you turn the ignition switch; after which all engine leds die. (bad coil ?) disconnected radiator...
• Re: electrical woes - new developments
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:36:54 -0700
  ...funny coil can cause your fuel pump act funny. So it now makes a lot of sense to focus on the ignition for the...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 16:33:12 -0500
  This was caused by pre-ignition. Ping, knock, whatever some wish to call it. Most likely cause is over-advanced ignition timing and maybe...
• Help!! in big trouble with Jetta GLi ignition system
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 08:15:51 EST
  ...Bentley manual on this ? So far I have substituted the distributor, coil , ignition module to no avail, but I have just discovered the knock...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 17:01:52 -0700
  ...coil?) >> >>> Suggestion was that it might be a bad hall sensor or coil. >> >>> >> >>> Now: Last time the engine died, when I turned the ignition...
• Re: HELP! '64 ignition shot?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 00:25:02 -0700
  ...I thought that was what I wrote??????? > Ignition Switch > 15 - Positive Power to the Ignition Coil when switch is in the ON position > 30...
• Re: Engine quit
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:13:26 -0700
  ...Also the black wires at one post of the ignition coil, or the cluster of grounds at a screw below the ignition coil. Sometimes...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 13:26:18 -0700
  ...B+ from 30 to a larger gauge ignition wire used by the Jetta coil. My Vanagons coil wire is a smaller gauge. IIRC, it...
• Re: Passing through creek, engine misses badly
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 21:10:26 -0600
  ...Watch for > sparks between ignition wires, from the wires to ground, and across > the top of the distributor and coil. This can be quite...
• digijet tool testing
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 20:31:26 -0500
  ...I had wired the digijet tool coil LED the same as the digifant tool coil LED. It turns out the transistorized ignition control unit...
• 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: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:45:19 +0200
  On 9/17/07, Bob Donalds <donalds1@verizon.net> wrote: > >Yup, it added ignition control to the Digijet Fuel injection only. But > >why didn...
• Re: NVC- Rabbit won't start
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 13:04:41 -0500
  ...new ignition switch I had, and I jumpered the connector per the idiots guide.No difference. I have no voltage at the coil in...
• Wasserboxer stalling
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:39:02 -0700
  ...broken), disconnected, cleaned and reconnected the HI voltage ignition cables, the AFM connector, the ignition coil HV connection, but nothing is repeatable once the...
• '90 MV running lean at 2500rpm
  Historical mailing list - jf kulina
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:08:59 +0000
  ...Replaced all grounds for ECM on left cyl head and under ignition coil. Swapped Digifant control relay with fuel pump relay. Drained fuel and...
• Re: radio hookup
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 20:38:29 -0400
  I had done it this way, but could not listen to the radio with the key on or risk damage to the coil (since...
• 2.1L ignition/FI woes!!
  Historical mailing list - Mountaineer
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:25:29 -0500
  ...coil on the black wire. I have 12 v in the relay box the engine compartment as well. I have ruled out the ignition...
• Re: No Start Scenario
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:45:16 -0700
  ...John Goubeaux wrote: >> >> I replaced the ignition switch and then I checked for current at the >> ignition coil black wires ( terminal 15 ) and do...
• Re: Jerky Van continued
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 19:59:20 -0500
  ...the ignition system: coil, cap, rotor, wires, plugs. I'd try new cap-rotor-wires-plugs first, then maybe a new coil. You might...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:10:14 -0800
  Hi Neil, I think it would help if we knew how much current the ECU actually draws, and how much the coil draws. Can...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:40:12 -0500
  ...The tach is driven off the coil primary negative side, which the ECU ignition drivers pull down toward ground and release in order to...
• Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:48:57 -0700
  ...This pin > also has a wire that connects itself to the ignition coil's terminal #15. On the > diagram the wire that feeds the...
• Re: Send in the Grounds...
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:58:35 -0400
  ...You should remove the ignition coil(two 6mm bolts)to inspect and the Digifant grounds, while the coil is in your hands check the...
• Tiico Owners (Quick Question)
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 06:34:37 EDT
  ...be a Ignition control Unit in the Kit? The instructions say 83-85 vans reuse ICU and mount it below the coil. I didn...
• Re: Digifant & Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 07:44:15 -0600
  ...The digifant has maps (software arrays) to control the ignition advance. It also has an internal coil driver. The former is good, the latter...
• Re: Ignition Failures
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 08:51:12 -0600
  ...The immediate fix is to turn the ignition to off and remove the key from the switch. If you suspect this could have been...
• Re: ECU POWER SUPPLY?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 14:21:01 -0800
  ...There are 2 relays in the black box near the ignition coil. The socket with the most wires to it is the ECU relay...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:26:20 -0700
  ...One of the red wires goes over to > the fuel injection and powers everything but the coil and ignition > module. Also in that box...
• Re: Help!! Funny Idle, Engine Stops
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:35:44 -0700
  ...Because it initially started when cold, but had trouble restarting when hot, I figure it has to be either the ignition coil, relay switch...
• Re: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 18:02:06 -0500
  ...used >wires > (seems to get good spark on all wires) > new ignition coil > checked timing and adjusted 5 ATDC > new fuel pump > new fuel...
• Re: 60,000 volt coil?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Perry
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 18:03:54 -0700
  ...McKinley wrote: > > Feel like something *shocking* tonight? What if I use the Pertronix Ignitor > (instead of points) and a 60,000 volt coil? Will...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 16:49:59 -0800
  ...is a spark out of the coil wire, and the fuel pump should be triggered by each ignition pulse too. this also has the...
• Re: starting issue with '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 25 Dec 2014 12:34:19 -0500
  replaced the ignition coil and all is well. Thank you all for your advice. Merry Christmas to all, Karl. Karl 1981 Westy "Jenny" 2000...
• Re: Start/Run/Then No Start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 18:08:39 -0800
  ...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: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 15:55:01 -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...
• Engine (VanaJetta) won't shut off when hot.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:23:21 -0700
  ...I put in a separate relay to supply power to Jetta ignition coil. I suspect heat as the culprit. If a relay gets too...
• Re: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 5 May 2017 09:10:44 -0700
  ...The ignition coil lead was disconnected from coil, throttle body valve held open during test. It's occurred to me that the lifters may...
• Re: I'm stumped! (misfire)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 23 May 1998 10:21:29 -0500
  -------------------------- Hi Tom, After thinking about this for a bit I like your coil suggestion. This is one of those that could be much easier...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:49:41 -0800
  ...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: Disabling the fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:55:31 -0500
  The fuel pump only runs for a few seconds when you turn the ignition switch on but there is power to the coil constantly...
• Re: Consistent cutout at 3k rpm
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:49:53 -0700
  ...a pertronix electronic ignition module but it may also > be > related to the new plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, coil, plugs or the > thorough...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:01:40 -0800
  ...Hole number 4 is connected to the > > ignition switch contact that turns on the ignition coil and ECU. Connect > > a voltmeter probe between hole...
• Re: 86 Vanagon - Engine won't start
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 21:16:22 -0400
  ...We also replaced the > ignition coil and ignition spark plug wires, including the spark plugs. > The engine cranks fine and spark goes through the...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:31:09 -0700
  ...1986-92 Volkswagen Vanagon Cruise Control Wiring Information Constant 12V+ Red Ignition Switch Harness or Use Hot Side of Brake Switched 12V+ Black Ignition...