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• Re: New engine start-up, help a brother out
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 12:39:19 -0700
  ...Pull the coil wire and ground it. Disconnect the AFM. Then turn the key and activate the starter for 5 seconds. Let is rest...
• has anyone fabbed up 316-stainless fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:57:33 -0400
  ...and did you start with straight pieces, or a coil. thanks in advance. sudhir
• H&R Springs
  Historical mailing list - Denis B�lisle
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 00:34:11 -0700
  hello, I remember few months ago some list member install lower coil spring on westie these springs are good, or to weak to put...
• Re: Coil Spring availability/cost?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 18:23:05 EST
  You know, Robert Lilley has H&R springs on his bus. I haven't heard any complaints from him regarding the springs. Any comment...
• Re: [TRIP-HELP!] Broke down in Utah!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 15:31:28 EDT
  Mark, The last person to come screaming for help on this matter found a defective coil. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8...
• Re: Audiovox ccs100 cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:56:02 -0700
  ...Magnet pickup on automatics Although the magnetic pickup seems a little bit inelegant compared to sensor at the speedometer or from the coil, they...
• Re: "yawn" Another (trivial) Jetta conversion Fuel Pump relay question.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:09:47 -0400
  ...Maybe it limits current going through the coil. It's been a long time since I popped a relay cover off, I may have...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 25 Dec 2013 01:08:05 -0600
  ...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: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:38:15 -0700
  ...I want to > measure engine RPM without a strobe light, by connecting a frequency > counter to the Hall control unit ignition coil drive output...
• Re: D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 5 Nov 2011 10:39:24 -0400
  ...Ken On Thu, November 3, 2011 1:12 am, Alistair Bell wrote: > yes, and key on power to "15" on coil is supplied by...
• Rear coilovers & Procomp shock mounts at BurleyMS
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 17:57:10 -0700
  I was chatting with Burley and told me about these coilover mounts he is starting to produce. Might just be the hot ticket for...
• Re: Broken exhaust stud.... bummed... need ideas
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 00:07:30 -0400
  ...As it is almost impossible to drill the bolt and use the original threads, I use a Heli-coil. After getting the bolt drilled...
• Re: Hot Water for Westy, was: Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 17:41:31 -0600
  ...Perhaps you >could make the coil slightly peaked in the middle, (like a low teepee) to >channel the flame, and increase exposed surface of...
• Re: Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain? / From the Real World
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 07:26:59 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain? / From the Real World > In a message dated 21/07/2005 8:53:29 PM Eastern...
• D'oh! Running on Three!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 1 Aug 1995 09:45:55 MST
  ...I noticed that the coil is arcing to the negative terminals from the center. The wires are all new, and the mechanic guy points...
• black wires from ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 11:48:33 -0500
  ...picked perhaps goes to the ignition coil? Are there separate wires that go to the ignition coil and the starter? Anyway, seems like a...
• 87 GL wont start and run
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 20:25:22 EST
  ...Symptoms- I cranked the van with the main (coil) lead until the oil light went out. After I reconnected the coil the van would...
• Re: Send in the Grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 22:00:14 -0500
  Hi Steve, The most trouble some is the one under and to the front of the coil that has a ground strap that goes...
• 2 WD Vanagon Westfalia Coil Springs
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Tue, 1 May 2001 17:16:09 -0700
  The prototype 2WD Vanagon Westfalia coil springs will be finished in two weeks. There will be five sets made (one still available). That means...
• Re: NO spark 2.1L Digifant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 May 2003 09:53:28 -0600
  ...I have power to coil. Coil tested good, replaced anyway and >still no spark. I am running out of money and ideas. I tried...
• 88 GL - Failure to Start - It's Back!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:36:45 -0500
  ...I did to a coil/computer control check, just in case. and got a good coil spark and I could hear the injectors pulse...
• Re: "Brake Warning Light" grounding question. (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 20:56:13 -0700
  ...The other theory was that since the FP, HO2S, Power supply (ECU), and coil relay (the Jetta coil uses a larger gauge wire than...
• Re: Power Cut Out Update
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Fri, 19 Dec 1997 01:05:31 EST
  ...They have determined that > when it cuts out, there is no spark going through the coil, and suspect the > electronic distributor to be the...
• AW: Wobbly Still Won't Go... Gurus pleassssse heeellllllppppp...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 01:09:00 -0700
  ...I have confirmed two black wires at input to coil...2 green out. Coil passes ohm checks out of circuit (3.5kohm secondary, <1ohm...
• Getting tdc and timing questions-1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:01:31 -0800
  ...pull the coil wire to the cap and crank the engine till it comes up on #1? or can you use a large wrench...
• Re: No spark, help
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:03:23 -0700
  ...did you mean 'solenoid'? or possibly distributor or coil? If no spark from the coil I would start by verifying you are getting power...
• Van Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 11:52:19 -0800
  ...My son's guess was that the first coil was bad [new Bosche] and when we put the old coil in the engine was...
• Re: Re; How to lower a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 15:00:15 -0800
  ...There are > 7 coils of which the first 5 1/2 coils are touching each > other. This gives you 1 1/2 coils of...
• Re: anyone added a tach/digi clock cluster to a '85 Non-GL or Transporter????
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 19:45:08 EST
  ...the 2 prong plug that goes to the upper tabs on the coil only has the one fatter green wire going to it.. the...
• Re: Help diagnosing a red battery light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:58:05 -0700
  ...The field coil in the alternator acts as ground path for the dash charging indicator led when the alternator is not spinning. Once the...
• RE: A.S.A.P. ( battery)
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 11 Aug 1997 12:53:57 -0500
  a Toyota Corona not a Vanagon but I'd think the current drain from the coil and other vital electricals are similar. Don't...
• Re: Problems on the road
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:29 -0400
  Robert, check the black box in the engine compartment, left side, in front (not the one over the coil), check the multi-pin connectors...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 14:35:27 -1000
  It's not hard to check for spark out of the coil... was there any ? (sorry if I didn't follow each part of...
• No spark in the Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McCaig
  Tue, 12 Aug 1997 20:04:31 -0300
  ...I rang out wires to the ECU, cleaned the coil connections tested the coil as per bentley OK. brings me to the Hall sender...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 13:14:41 -0800
  You don't ground the col wire to check for ignition voltage coming out of the coil. if you actually mean 'grounded it' ...there...
• Re: Ebberschlaber heater don't work...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Sun, 02 Feb 1997 17:31:53 -0500
  ...I can't tell if it has >spark or if there is any juice going to the coil. I don't know anything >about...
• No start after Temp II replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:44:43 -0800
  ...Otherwise check all the connectors on the coil. Ciao, Gregory Smith Olympia, WA '88 Vanagon 7P '87 Bertone X1/9 Corsa
• Re: "yawn" Another (trivial) Jetta conversion Fuel Pump relay question.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:48:50 -0700
  ...On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 8:28 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > Neil, > Relays activate when a low current electromagnetic coil is...
• Re: Build your OWN FI replacement for the digixxx system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:20:10 -0500
  ...I have often thought about adding it to give direct coil to plug firing to eliminate the distributor cap and rotor. It has dual...
• Re: 2.1 won't run when hot
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 03:20:45 EDT
  ...of) by one of his friends but I suspect the coil. >> If the coil proves good, his problem could likely be the Hall sender...
• Re: Fuel pump cutoff switch?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:46:04 -0700
  ...When the switch is closed, the ignition coil will not get pulsed and there will be no spark. The fuel pump will run and...
• Re: Injectors-What I Now Know
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:14:56 -0800
  Hi Jeff, Check your coil connections... the ECU gets the rpm signal from the coil, to know when to fire the injectors. This connection...
• Re: Another 2.1 WBX stumbling thead - with a twist!
  Historical mailing list - Rey Wood
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 18:12:17 -0400
  Please change both relays in the box above the coil. I had this on two different occasions and it solved the problem. Now I...
• RE: Bizarre T4 exhaust studs.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Mar 97 04:28:22 UT
  ...Personally, I would prefer the heli-coils as that would leave the studs removable. Good Luck, Dennis
• Re: questions of lifting saggy butt Vanagons,and coil spring spacers
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 20:58:09 -0600
  Brian, Break down and pop for some air bags. Variable height at will, good ride, good handling, easy installation. What more could you ask...
• Re: 2.1L ignition/FI woes!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:34:07 -0800
  ...The ignition coil is powered by the key switch and pulsed by the ECU when the ECU sees the hall pulses. It is common...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:14:37 -0800
  ...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: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Nov 2011 21:27:14 -0700
  ...and you are reading voltage ( or using a 12V test light ) on the black wire that is on terminal '15' on the coil... I...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Mon, 5 Mar 2018 07:39:04 -0800
  ...Could be > ignition switch, 15-circuit wire to coil positive, coil, ignition driver > module on 1.9l, ECU on 2.1l, idle stab module...
• Re: [Lowering the vanagon]
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:01:40 -0800
  ...but, I can fit in spaces under 6" 8" Todd '88 Westy Joe Fortino wrote: > good question, new coils pre-cut? my wife does...
• Re: Quick fuel pump relay question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:50:38 -0700
  ...It has a small resistor inside across the coil to suppress electronic noise the relay makes. Mark Clint Kolda wrote: > I went to the...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:21:34 -0800
  ...On 11/30/2014 7:20 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > For quick check you can check the coil with an ohm meter. You want...
• Re: Fuel System Issue
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 00:57:23 -0600
  ...Then I cranked the engine for a few seconds creating a spark at the end of the coil wire. Then I plugged the coil...
• no spark
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:08:50 EDT
  I tested coil on my ' 87 and it was good!, checked further and found the hall sensor loose in its mount-wobbling and probably...
• RV Parts Center--free shipping
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:58:37 -0700
  ...They sell the Fridgemate coil fan and also Olympian heaters. I have bought from them so got email about this special. Richard A Jones...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 3 May 2010 22:22:38 -0500
  ...I would be willing to bet that a fair percentage of list members have one or more time-serts or heli-coils in their...
• Re: Still lousy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 May 2012 17:47:09 -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...
• 75 amp relay
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 20:01:10 -0700
  ...Power terminals are 10-32 screws and coil terminals are 1/4" quick disconnects. 52-330 75A N.O. Relay $17 One of the...
• Won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Bassim Dowidar
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 17:23:40 -0700
  ...but is making clicking noises from either the coil (i think that's the coil - left side of engine compartment - cylinder) or the relay...
• Re: Extra Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:37:43 -0500
  ...a simple solution to get your interior temps down. >This added coil brings my 912e A/C temps down to 34 degrees out all...