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• hard starrting when warm
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 20:21:26 -0700
  ...Any ideas? I'm leaning toward fuel pump relays or the coil, but I want to get an opinion before throwing $$ at it. I...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:52:42 -0700
  ...the wiring is completely different, and the coil > is driven my the Digifant ECU while in Digijets there was a seperate > coil driver. > > TM
• Re: Looking for an 86-up instrument cluster w/tach
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 2 Feb 2014 10:46:19 -0800
  ...The "simple" way > is to run a wire from the coil to the tach. But, the coil's in the back of > the bus...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 20:53:06 -0700
  ...switch to the coil, is a smaller gauge than what is used by the Jetta coil ( I installed a 2.0 Jetta engine), I...
• Re: gremlins in ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:48:15 +0200
  Jeff, I can't believe that the coil have to be changed with the <<-- sorry, I only know the German's -->> TSZ (Transistor Zu...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 15:42:56 -0300
  ...you mean from the coil to the distributor? >>> >>> Start working backwards … is the coil failing? When there is no spark … >>> do you have power...
• Nachricht defekt, zurueck
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 05 Dec 1996 15:28:38 +0100
  ...There were lots of warnings about NOT using the terminal 15 coil lead for supplying power for timing lights, etc with the Hall distribution...
• RE: coil over springs for busses with sagging rear ends?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 10:56:00 -0800 (PST)
  >Would coil over shocks & springs be an acceptable, low cost, DIY, "cure" >for sagging rear ends? Yes, they would... if you can find such...
• plugged cat? due to bad coil?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 08:54:30 -0500 (EST)
  ...lost ignition coil last week and cranked till battery dead. is this enuf raw gas to destroy cat? been told cat has been clogged...
• Re: AC Drip Drop
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:12:31 -0500
  ...The system is out of refrigerant and it's causing the evaporator coils to freeze up. Having a low prssure cut off switch in...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:34:44 -0500
  Hey cr, I am in the process of having a heli coil installed in my cylinder head to take care of stripped spark plug...
• Re: Aux battery question....
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:30:15 -0700
  ...The quick and dirty way? put the + of the relay coil on the alternator blue wire (12v when alternator is working) and the - of...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:57:07 -0800
  ...As circumstance would have it - the coil > had failed. After some jockeying around - a replacement coil did the > trick. starts and runs fine. Only...
• Re: What is this? (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:29:04 -0500
  not to mention if you just love the smell of the coils, and "accidentally" burn through the pack in a day. :D happy friday...
• 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:14:25 -0500
  After sorting out the bad 12v wire to the coil, my 86 Westy still starts and runs fine. Spent this PM continuing to scour...
• DAS BOOT HAS ENGINE RUNNING!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 21:02:07 -0600
  ...Disconnected pin 17 wire to ISCU on coil? Is this bad? Closed loop? 3. What caused pin 17 wire on coil to kill the...
• Re: Alternative Vanagon heaters - Zodi's, Tankless Water Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:52:00 -0700
  ...Just dry heat coming off the coil. Hmmm, or radiant heat thru heat fin tubes or continuous tubes in the floor of the vanagon...
• Re: Dometic Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 16:12:06 -0700
  ...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: use of airbags to level van, spare tire, auto trans
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:44:09 -0800
  ...a pair for my coil sprung rear suspension suburban and see > if they > may be adaptable to Velma's coil springs?? I've got...
• Re: No spark ...
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:47:52 -0600
  Zoltan, I go simple first.....did you check the coil wire, or just the plug wire(s?) Make sure you check the coil wire...
• Re: Drain Plug in Vanagon engine case
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 09:39:03 -0700
  Charles, I would recommend a Time-Sert as opposed to a heli-coil. The Time-Sert is a much, much better repair. Sorry, don...
• lopping idle
  Historical mailing list - Jeffory Schiebel
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 21:00:31 -0500
  ...It hooks up to the coil like a tach. and measures coil impulses. Any ways a couple of weeks ago the cruise control started...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 22:05:20 -0500
  ...never used anything but single electrode plugs in the 187K miles I've driven my 90 and it still has the original coil. Jim
• Re: "yawn" Another (trivial) Jetta conversion Fuel Pump relay question.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:13:48 -0700
  ...Thinking about it now, maybe it has to do with the impedance of the coil too. But that stuff is beyond me! As long...
• SV: Re: I'm getting taller Syncro Springs-longish
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 12:46:15 +0100
  Guys! If you wanna get your syncros higher, instead of getting your coils lengthened or beefed up and as a result of that a...
• Re: digitool with digijet
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 08:44:04 EDT
  ...On the latest versions of the Digitool, I understand Darrell has deleted the coil connection because it is redundant if you have a tach...
• DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:36:40 -0500
  ...coil green label .5 - .8 ohm - coil grey label: .6 - .8 ohm secondary ressistance: coil green label 2400 - 3500 ohm - coil grey label: 6900...
• Re: Alternator not charging/ solenoid meltdown
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 04:08:29 +0100
  ...When coils go bad > they > > poop out black tar which insulates the coils inside from each other. > > Eventually even tar will come out to...
• Shoebox ECU Monitor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:55:49 -0500
  ...The output is coil pulse and injector pulse. I failed to get a coil pulse . That told me immediatey that I had a fault...
• Re: The alternator issue
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:39:31 +0300
  ...It is there > to absorb the coil voltage spike on turn off. > Let's not confuse quality with design issues. One describes consistency and...
• Re: Heli-Coil tap and drill size needed as soon as poss
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 02:13:35 -0400
  ...Heli-Coils use size specific taps which are *not* standard American drill sizes half-inch and under include 1/16-1/2 by 64ths...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:24:34 -0500
  Dug, That's pretty similar but I really want to disable the fuel pump rather than the coil since I've got a subaru...
• RE: stereo stuff
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 06 May 1996 08:25:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >Of course, now I can't roast wieners over my coil anymore... Oh yes you can... check out the thread from last year called...
• Re: no spark no gas no start
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 22:20:15 -0400
  George Wietor wrote: > Does the fuel pimp switch on? loose wires at coil? BOL Geo. A fuel pimp would be a gas station attendant...
• Ignition Failures
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 21:17:48 -0600
  ...Gonna run the hall sender/coil test in the morning. Right now it looks like the coil is kaput!! Again! Anyone got any ideas...
• Re: Fridge Problem -additional coil fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:30:24 -0400
  ...wrote: >Earlier this summer I added a second coil fan in parallel with the stock >fridge >coil fan. It seemed easy enough to do...
• Re: PETRONIX MELTDOWN
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 12:36:00 -0800
  ...Are these different from the blue coils > like > my old one? > > I am not sure of it is the Petronix unit, the new coil...
• Vana's Blues
  Historical mailing list - prb
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 12:45:24 -0800
  ...He cleaned up the realtively new plugs as they were a little greasy (running rich at times) So I need a coil and an...
• Re: GoWesty Spring Bonk
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:31:01 -0700
  ...I've noticed over the last couple months that the front coils have started to make a slight "ba-bong" when i get in...
• Update, My vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 19:07:22 -0700
  ...One thing that seems odd is that the coil test spark to ground is very week. I have taken various voltage readings and find...
• Re: Putting a tach into non-tach Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 07:50:23 EDT
  ...I did have to run a wire from the coil forward though. I've heard some vans even have this wire in place -- look...
• Re: CDIs
  Historical mailing list - Brian M. Miller
  Fri, 1 Mar 96 9:48:40 PST
  ...The capacitor of a CDI ignition discharges into the primary of the ignition coil. The secondary of the coil ignites the spark. The effective...
• 77 Engine Wiring Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 18:08:03 -0700
  ...Does this attach to the coil, or the oil pressure sender? If not the oil sender, which wire connects to the sender? 3.The...
• Re: Electrical checks
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 18:37:13 -0700
  ...Edition (Hall sender) it boldy > states (Pg 28.8) Do not connect any test instrument on terminal 15 (+) of > igniton coil, this could damage...
• Re: New coil leaking tar
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Mon, 3 Oct 2016 15:53:50 -0400
  ...New coil leaking tar >> >> Talk to whoever you bought it from. We offer 2 year warranty on all of >> our parts now. >> >> Ken >> >> www...
• Re: Points Glazed hard starting 81
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 22:06:52 -0600
  ...I decided to put the timing light on the > coil > > wire I found the coil to be firing OK. > > However the same test on...
• Re: black box above coil
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 07:57:13 -0700
  ...black box above coil > Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:52:22 -0400 > From: Sylvie et Germain <reglys@SYMPATICO.CA> > Subject: Re: black box...
• Ignition Switch Job, was Digitool Just In Time
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 14:10:49 -0500
  ...I also noticed that the coil light tends to dim/flicker on the tool. In a search of the archives for ignition switch replacement...
• Rear coilovers & Procomp shock mounts at BurleyMS
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 14:41:43 -0700
  Looking at this setup - is there any reason why it wouldn't work on a 2wd? How different is the Syncro spring seat area...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:16:28 -0800
  ...The relay is controlled by ECU pin 6 providing a pseudo ground for the relay coil. The power side of the coil is +12...
• Re: 88 GL - Resolved: Tach Inop after new coil install
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 07:52:44 -0600
  ...I cut the two green wires - put faston connectors on each<BR>wire, and connected to the coil, worked like a champ. Engine fired...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 14:55:10 -0400
  ...The spark is provided by the back EMF >from a collapsing field induced into the secondary winding of the coil. >It is a collapsing...
• Re: Found my instrument cluster..now a ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:26:09 -0700
  Hi, yes, the tach single comes from terminal 1 on the coil. if there is a green wire already there ( later vans usually ) - it...
• Re: No start/no spark
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:34:19 -0400
  ...NO spark from the coil to ground though. I'm going to snag a spare coil and an ECU just in case while I...
• Re: Removing the rear AC top cover
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:09:58 -0800
  The sensor buried in the evaporator coil is the *freeze* sensor, not the T-stat sensor (at least in my '86). This sensor is...
• Re: What's the shortest/lowest stock rear spring besides from the Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:44:49 -0700
  ...I'm now leaning (no pun intended) towards cutting a coil or two. BenT sent from my electronic leash On Sep 27, 2012, at...
• 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: Heli-Coil tap and drill size needed as soon as poss
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:52:22 -0700
  ...Heli-Coils use size specific taps which are *not* standard (thus the weird part #) - you don't have to purchase HC brand taps, but...
• Re: Spark Plug & Wire problems
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 06:20:18 EDT
  ...They will wear out your wires or your coil -- they did this to mine. My mech said they have the wrong resistance and put...
• 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...