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• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:13:05 -0800
  Viewing images of other vehicle wiring, it seems some use a relay to carry power to the coil. Jetta Motronic 2.9 uses a...
• Re: F.I. and Pertronix Ignition?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 22:22:49 -0700
  ...The ECU wants to control when the coil should spark and it does a fine job at it too! On older systems like digijet...
• Re: No spark, clueless
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Wed, 29 May 2013 23:24:49 -0400
  Do you have an LED test light or logic probe? If so, check for pulsed ground during cranking on the coil neg wire. -----Original...
• How a simple replacement of cap, rotor and plug wires becomes a challenge
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 23:55:14 -0600
  ...There are two coils recommended for the 84, depending on the VIN. Can I use either one if I change the cap and wires...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:59:31 -0400
  ...the coil is not a power supply, and the problem is a complicated transient phenomena. initially spark current is limited by gap resistance. at...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:45:09 -0500
  ...Voila! The white plastic connector was burned black around the area where the wire to the coil connects--and there was little left of...
• Re: Ignition Coil and Hall sender (resolved)
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sat, 29 May 2004 10:21:37 -0400
  ...Disconnect the coil wire on the > distributor > > to see if the tachometer was moving when cranking ( I was just curious). > > Reconnect the coil wire...
• PETRONIX MELTDOWN Was: 82 cold starts fine; stalls after 5 min.
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 18:19:28 -0700
  ...Are these different from the blue coils like my old one? I am not sure of it is the Petronix unit, the new coil...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:03:41 -0400
  ...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: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:16:01 -0700
  ...The coil gets power from the key switch only, for most versions of the 2.1 engine FI harness. That power is jumpered over...
• Engine Stutters, Tach Nosedives... The saga continues.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:54:43 -0500
  ...As soon as I touched the wires powering the coil, the engine died. I removed the coil wires and firmly reseated them, and then...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 16:57:24 -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: One more question for the list
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:10:52 -0700
  ...Across the two outside terminals, opposite sides of the coil, there is no resistence at all. Meaning the coil has somehow fused? Between either...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Mar 2018 23:13:23 -0500
  > > not sure what you're gettting at in your first paragraph. > The tach is driven from the negative side of the coil. So if...
• Re: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!!
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Thu, 12 Jun 2014 14:55:42 -0400
  ...88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!! The coil being a coil, you have a great length of wire...
• Re: 2nd Battery setup questions
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:12:40 -0800
  ...Instead of grounding the relay coil to the chassis, I would connect it to the + side of the starter solenoid (ground is then available...
• Got it running...88 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 20:14:28 -0500
  ...second problem, center part of coil was missing pin for the primary coil wire to contact.........(last mechanic left a good coil in the...
• Re: Koni or Bilsteins
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:09:01 +1300
  ...and if they're > > coilovers, like their bike dampers... > >First of all, no, they're not coil-overs. Secondly, while user-adjustability >without removal...
• Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:56:11 +0200
  ...I know this same coil signal goes also to the dynamic oil pressure alert system. Any suggestion for a conditioning circuit? (RC + diode limiter...
• Re: Help! Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 23:01:06 -0800
  ...I have my Digitool hooked up and it shows that the Injectors and the coil aren't firing. Did I forget something? I've...
• heli coil * oil sump drain hole *
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:50:28 -0700
  hello all, anyone have a good lead on a heli coil for my drain bolt. M14x 1.5 I checked online a couple places...
• Re: Reliability of AutoZone (Duralast) alternators
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 13:26:08 +0000
  ...was a Sunday.> And it was a generic no name ignition coil from Autozone that saved my a** on the way home from Everybus...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 19:01:42 +0000
  Bad Hall sensor or bad coil. Rare coil failure but I have had several with a break in the windings that will expand when...
• Wobbly Still Won't Go... Gurus pleassssse heeellllllppppp...
  Historical mailing list - Scott and Norma
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:45:12 -0800
  ...The coil shows this input coming from the #15 voltage source (gray area at top of page) This is ignition switch output, right? I...
• Re: fwd: Re: Re.: Hot Start Phase II
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 16:04:21 CDT
  ...it's possible you have an old bad coil, but my experience has been that the coil just flat died. plop. nothing. i've...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:46:10 -0400
  ...I've had a dozen or so Vanagons that had bad coils with the single electrode plugs in them. No one could say why...
• Re: front suspension
  Historical mailing list - Yvonne Reineke
  Thu, 04 Jul 1996 12:38:33 +1200
  ...I ended up buying some coilspring over shocks from Barney in Tucson. They increased the ground clearance in the front by over an inch...
• wiring problems 90 2WD
  Historical mailing list - --------------------
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:09:31 -0400
  ...There is a black wire that runs from the coil (+) to the fuel injection relay. Its bad. It runs from the coil into the...
• Re: Broken down travelers need help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 08:54:04 -0400
  Also check the power wire from the coil to the ECU. It can look good at the end but be corroded and broken a...
• Re: Westy wants to cruise, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:59:17 -0400
  ...With the automatic kit, there is no provision for connecting to the coil for an over rev signal, nor is there a clutch switch...
• COIL SPRING HELP
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 19:25:29 EDT
  ...I've got a question on the coil springs, that I bought from you. As I laid out the new coil springs, I notice...
• Baffled - still no spark
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 26 Feb 2019 21:06:20 -0800
  ...Got 12V at the Coil. Changed; Coil, Distributor, Computer Connected the idle connections together. Using a remote starter I have started in all kind...
• Re: options for repairing poptop zipper?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 18:37:19 -0700
  ...If you closely examine the slider to see how it closes the coils you may find that there is too much clearance between the...
• More automatic choke ?s
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 22:56:34 -0400
  ...It appears that the coils winds the opposite direction that it should. Flipping it over gives it the right direction of coil, but does...
• Re: Proper gap for spark plug 85 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 10 Jul 2004 02:21:34 -0400
  ...hall sender and coil not likely culprits. almost all coil replacements are unnecessary. dan On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 19:26:47 -0500, Aerowolf...
• Re: What coil part number for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:21:25 -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...
• Re: Wobbly Still Won't Go... Gurus pleassssse heeellllllppppp...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 03:35:26 -0400
  ...If not then you have an open circuit coming from the coil or the ign switch, or bad ign switch. If you don't...
• Replacing front & rear coil springs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 11:15:11 -0800
  I am in the middle of replacing the rear coil springs due to one spring was broken.� Since I purchase all 4 new springs...
• Spring differences: 2wd vs Syncro
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 02:01:49 -0400
  ...So Steve, please measure your springs, and also see if you can get a REALLY accurate and precise measurement on coil thickness. Also you...
• Re: Eurospec problems
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:49:31 -0700
  ...This wanted to see 12V pulses (or lack of 12V pulses) that indicated that the coil was firing the spark plugs. If there were...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:08:15 -0400
  ...Since I've been informed that the circuit to the coil is unfused, and to save tracing this wire all the way back to...
• Re: Engine (VanaJetta) won't shut off when hot.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:17:49 -0500
  ...It seems very unlikely that heat could cause a relay to stay on when there is no current thru its coil. If you completely...
• Re: Bad fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Wed, 3 Aug 2016 05:05:46 +0000
  ...Here is a link to a youtube video for a simple test of the coil and the Hall Sensor. Very definitive, easy to do...
• Re: Still lousy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 2 May 2012 16:25:39 -0400
  ...cap, rotor, plugs, wires and coil? << All of those are < 6 months old except the coil which is 2 years old. >> Plugged catalytic converter...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 11:18:22 -0500
  > You'll be threading/unthreading directly into the aluminum head with the > steel bolts - not a good idea (head should be Heli-Coiled). Austin...
• No Juice to ECU Solved.
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 15:31:15 -0800
  ...I put in a new ignition coil but it didnt start after that... I reconnected a few wires - one to hall and one to...
• Re: Coil Fires, 7.5KOhms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:33:52 -0400
  At 23:14 10/16/2000, pensioner wrote: >The coil works as a dynamic resistance or impedance if you like. The >secondary DC resistance...
• Today's PUZZLER... SLWR-VAN won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 14:19:34 -0400
  ...The digitool says there isn't power from the ECU to either the coil or the fuel injection system when I turn the key...
• Re: [Lowering the vanagon]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 12:47:25 MST
  good question, new coils pre-cut? my wife does'nt want me to lower but I was about -2iches I bet it would ride...
• Jumpy Tach
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sun, 7 Sep 2008 18:28:26 -0400
  ...We haven't yet looked at the signal from the coil with an oscilloscope. I did notice I get a shock if I touch...
• Re: Mysterious Oil Drain Plug Leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Sun, 15 Apr 2018 12:56:57 -0700
  ...Heli-Coils appear to be made by Stanley Engineered Fastening, and Time-serts by Time Fastener Company. I searched timesert.com for any mention...
• Re: No start/no spark
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:01:18 -0700
  ...I suspected the coil or ECU. Just out of habit, I > pulled the grounds under the coil and cleaned them (they looked good). Is...
• Gas heater fix (long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 08:14:39 -0600
  ...Pulled the pan again, and started mounting the new coil. about 1 hour later had the new coil in and gave it a try...
• Re: Coil changed, still no spark and spray
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 29 May 2012 10:01:43 -0400
  ...Yes, the coil was bad and I thought it will start after I changed it. But no. Checked the fuel spray and there is...
• coil, green label vs gray
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:06:46 -0700
  Bentley, on page 28.39 says gray label coil should be replaced with the green label, but some vendors are still selling both. The...
• Re: Engine cranks but NO JUICE to coil...poor thirsty coil : (
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 19:38:32 EDT
  In a message dated 7/31/98 6:06:16 PM, SkyCruizer@AOL.COM wrote: <<Thanks in advance for any input or suggestions. Gotta...
• Re: [Syncro] Help! Igintion Won't shut off!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 11:50:50 -0700
  ...If you just replaced the coil, there shouldn't be anyway that current track 30 is hitting track 15 around the coil area... Though...
• Re: 74 running rough
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 14:19:34 -0500
  Craig Standley <cstand@u.washington.edu> writes: > >After changing carbs, coil, vacuum advance, cap and rotor, my motor >STILL is running badly. When driving...
• Westy wants to cruise, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 19:41:22 -0400
  ...My first thought is, "Ahah!" All I have to do is cut the magnetic sensor off the twisted pair, hook up to the coil...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:33:20 -0700
  ...I put the old ECU back in. > > I ran a jumper wire with 12 volts to that black/yellow wire on the > coil and...