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• Re: start - won't sart - solution
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 17:57:56 -0700
  ...First which temp sensor > did you replace? So far I have eliminated the plugs, wires, > distributer, and coil in the ignition system as possible...
• Electrical problem with new engine
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 16:30:28 -0500
  ...no juice from the ignition key. Battery okay, even with a jump. Been bridging the terminals on the starter with a socket drive and...
• Re: Consolation needed
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 17:01:16 -0700
  ...in the process he's blown several fuses and 3 ignition switches. > last I heard a wire to the coil "blew-up" and filled...
• Re: Cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 10:25:44 -0500
  ...My van is stick shift so it just uses a signal from the ignition coil as a reference signal, no magnets. The control sits...
• Vanagon spark plug ignition wire set
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 06:23:46 -0800
  ...The ends for the distributor and spark coil don't work for my system. I have the small post in the middle of the...
• Re: doing a compression check
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 18:19:07 +0000
  Hi Gary, Pull the main relay(left side electrical box above ign coil) and this will disable the fuel pump,ignition and injectors just...
• Re: No spark in the Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Tue, 12 Aug 1997 19:25:31 -0400 (EDT)
  You have a bad ignition switch. Try running a wire from the +B to the + side of the coil. On Tue, 12 Aug 1997...
• Jacobs Compusensor ignition system FS/71 beetle stuff and some VG parts.
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 03:45:33 -0600
  ...Only requires a point style ignition. Easily mounts on the firewall and then jumper leads to both sides of the coil. Sell it for...
• Re: Soggy Wx - No Start
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 1 May 1998 12:00:14 -0400
  ...wires on the coil and dryed them with the CRC. Started up first pull. I would say disconnect all ignition related wires, clean them...
• Re: Help Needed with Ignition Problem 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Schwendau
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 00:37:30 -0500
  ...I've replaced spark plugs, rotor cap, distributor cap > and ignition coil with no change in the problems. My local VW specialist > knows mechanics...
• Re: [Syncro] No Juice to ECU -87
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 15:46:40 -0800
  ...Then check for +12 volts at the ignition coil, on the terminal with the black wires. This should have +12 whenever the key is...
• Re: Heat Related Ignition Failure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:44:29 -0700
  I had a badly corroded coil to distributor wire cause this on mine recently. The spring clip (post style on my '85) was missing...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:18:12 -0700
  ...This signal from one of the terminals on the coil is actually connected to the pin #1 of the ignition control unit. I think...
• Thanks everyone!
  Historical mailing list - blytz
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 19:07:02 -0600
  ...I discovered that the "canister" behind the coil (ignition) was simply part of the cruise control, and it's been removed. I've got...
• Re: No start after Temp II replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:32:14 -0500
  ...I would, turn on the ignition, pull the center wire out of the distributor (from the coil), lay it on the engine block and...
• Re: Latest news on No Spark
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 20:06:40 -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: Load Reduction Relay/X-Contact Info
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:09:37 -0500
  ...How could >you tell if the ignition switch was going or if is the relay? If it kills the headlights then it's the...
• No Juice to ECU?
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:04:06 -0800
  ...I order a new ignition coil before any testing cause of time and my old one was pretty trashed. Still no start. So this...
• Re: Cold Starting
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 20:29:55 -0600
  ...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: Help with van bucking and spitting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:41:02 -0500
  ...the ignition system, primary and secondary: > > Coil > Distributor > Rotor > Cap > Ignition Wires ************* > Plugs > > Check all your ignition circuit connections: > at the coil and at...
• '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - David Dustan
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 17:38:45 -0800
  ...Ignition Switch Plugs Cap Rotor Wires Coil Fuel Pump Relay Digifant Relay Load Reduction Relay Here are the latest findings.... The problem continues. If...
• Re: Wasserboxer Distributor into A/C 2.0
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 11:08:52 -0700
  ...This coil is very different from the points version. You can take the whole shebang -- coil, distributor, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, ignitor *and* stabilizer...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:00:54 -0500
  ...However it can also be the ECU since they are known for having bad solder joints and since they have the coil driver (ignition...
• Re: Won't start...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 21:14:57 -0400
  ...Could well be a bad ignition switch. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL...
• Re: Hanging wire...
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:18:48 +0200
  ...inside front wall of the engine compartment. >does anyone have idea what it is? does it attach to the ignition coil?? help! > >James >W88kender >
• Re: Continuous Duty Solenoid vs Starter Solenoid; Visual Difference?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 23:24:00 -0700
  ...If really unlucky the melt down will > short the coil out and since most do not fuse these coil circuits you will > get to...
• Electronic Ignition Questions
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 8 May 2002 16:10:05 -0500
  ...computerized ignition system that recognizes pinging and adjusts the timing (when the coil is fired). I have heard about using '79+ electronic ignitions - but...
• Re: Proper gap for spark plug 85 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 07:19:09 -0500
  ...My engine is running rich, which is leading me to evaluate > >the ignition system for problems such as possibly a weak coil or a...
• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:37:17 -0400
  You can power the timing light from the ignition coil lead. This is what I have done for years, it may be risky or...
• Fuel Injection Help NEEDED!
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 10:50:00 -0400
  ...There is +12V on the coil hot terminal. If you hold the ignition switch in the START position, the engine continues to run at...
• Fuel Injection Help NEEDED!
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 14:30:00 -0400
  ...There is +12V on the coil hot terminal. If you hold the ignition switch in the START position, the engine continues to run at...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 16:15:31 -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: Intermittent ignition delay when turning key
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 00:51:06 -0400
  ...Intermittent ignition delay when turning key > > > >Hello, I have a delay in my'84's ignition when turing the key. Sometimes, > >especially after travelling...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:37:35 -0700
  ...With the key on, check for 12 volts at ignition coil terminal 15 where the small black wires attach. If key on power is...
• Re: Compression check procedure question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 10:40:53 -0700
  ...On the front edge of the block box above the coil is a 2 pin connector with 1 red wire on one of the...
• Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:57:59 -0500
  ...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: Engine (VanaJetta) won't shut off when hot.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:53:04 -0400
  ...run, it won't shut off. > > I put in a separate relay to supply power to Jetta ignition coil. > > I suspect heat as the...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 12:11:25 -0700
  ...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: Wonderful Paint Job - No Start
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:27:23 -0400
  ...distributor cap and coil thoroughly. It could be the dust is forming a conductive coating and shorting out the ignition. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82...
• Re: Dieing problem driving me nuts
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:21:26 -0700
  ...Run a jumper from the B+ on the alternator to the B+ on the coil. Start it up and run over some bumps. Another...
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:35:17 -0500
  ...the ignition" > buzzer/mexican hat dance when you open the door. > > By wiring radio this way no stress on the ignition coil ECU etc...
• Re: Questions/Advice Needed 1980 VW Westphalia
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 17 May 2012 20:20:26 -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: hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 5 Nov 2016 10:21:21 -0700
  ...year old coil with ground cleaning beneath it - yes I hear and constant fuel pump faint buzz when I turn the ignition ON - unplugging...
• Re: tach quit, help with printed foil circuit board
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:40:50 -0400
  ...Check continuity from upper terminal on ignition coil (green wire) to pin 9 of connector. Plug in connector and check continuity from coil to...
• Re: tachometers
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 08:32:44 -0800
  ...You can check easily by looking closely at the ignition coil. There will be a whitish plastic connector plugged in to it. It should...
• Re: dies when overheated
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 10:30:21 -0700
  ...I've had those same symptoms with old coils before. Likely an ignition problem, so work on that first. If replacing the coil doesn...
• HELP !!!!
  Historical mailing list - Malone, Pat
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:17:51 -0800
  ...coil and plugs when key turned on but nothing when try to start. lost power to radio yesterday it was not wired into ignition...
• Re: start - won't sart - solution
  Historical mailing list - Eric McRae
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 18:45:41 -0500
  ...First which temp sensor did you replace? So far I have eliminated the plugs, wires, distributer, and coil in the ignition system as possible...
• Re: Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:11:06 -0400
  ...cranking the engine with coil wire disconnected at distributor cap and grounded to block with a clip lead is fine, but leaving the disconnected...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:13:15 -0800
  ...Definitely an > ignition event rather than fuel delivery. > > This morning it was raining on the way into work, and it happened twice. > �And then...
• Re: Oil Filters, huh?? (nuggets of wisdom)
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Hamilton
  Sat, 26 Jun 2004 04:08:29 -0400
  ...coil wire would normally run, but you don't want it to get overheated -- if you have to, put it over by the ignition...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:05:55 -0700
  ...to move the ignition pickup from the wire that goes from the coil to the distributor to one of the ignition wires from the...
• Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 14:46:58 -0400
  ...I am running a stock ignition system with the exception of Bosch Platinum plugs. My coil wire is going bad and it's probably...
• Re: 84 and 85 engine differences?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 20:48:21 -0700
  ...The coil and ignition control module's are the same however. There are a few minor differences in the Throttle Idle and Enrichment Switch...
• Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:38:27 -0500
  ...Definitely an ignition event rather than fuel delivery. This morning it was raining on the way into work, and it happened twice. And then...
• Help 87' won't start
  Historical mailing list - William Webster
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 11:23:25 EDT
  ...It is not.Well then do we have ignition? This what I found. The spark from the coil was very fast (too fast) as...
• Re: NPR Reporter Wants to Dump Her Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 12:20:46 -0800
  ...In general, ignition is the usual suspect. Check the Distributor cap for "carbon tracks", moisture and general condition. Arcing along or near the plug...
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:46:41 -0800
  ...The suggestion to try a jumper from the alternator to the coil is a good one. It is a simple and quick troubleshooting approach...
• Re: Location of fuel pump relay, 1.9
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 19 Jul 2014 14:44:08 -0600
  ...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: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:17:34 -0500
  I would be very hesitant to use the coil wire to also supply the ECU. The coil is an inductive load which is switched...