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• Re: crank, wont start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:30:59 -0500
  What do you think can cause coil failure, besides simple deterioration from age and heat? Is it a bad thing to short the HV...
• Bad coil replaced still warm start problems
  Historical mailing list - Hans Vanhethoen
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 09:46:45 -0500
  I checked my old coil and was only .6 ohms should have been at least 2.6 or better. Ah ha the van will...
• Re: coil pack repair?
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:50:52 EST
  ...Whenever there is arcing at a coil, you should also be suspicious of high resistance downstream from the coil, causing the coil to leak...
• Re: NO spark 2.1L Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 May 2003 05:49:50 EDT
  ...I have power to coil. Coil tested good, replaced anyway and > still no spark. I am running out of money and ideas. I tried...
• Re: Vanagon GL 90 2.1L engine unexpectedly stalls while driving
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Thu, 20 May 2004 06:56:07 -0400
  On Thu, 20 May 2004 00:33:02 -0400, Laurence Smith <laurence@ALANASMITH.COM> wrote: >I'd replace the coil. The stalling while running...
• Re: Help....stuck....dead Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 02:14:50 +0000
  No getting keyed power to the coil. Not getting spark to the coil.. Sent from my iPad > On Aug 5, 2017, at 21:39...
• coil over springs for busses with sagging rear ends?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 22:47:00 -0600 (CST)
  Would coil over shocks & springs be an acceptable, low cost, DIY, "cure" for sagging rear ends? -- Sami ('75 Westf.) dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu http...
• Re: Eurospec problems
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 13:31:01 -0700
  Does anyone know what energizes the coil in the fuel pump relay? I think one side comes from the positive side of the igntion...
• Re: burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 06:07:26 EST
  ...If you install the wire leads for the 1.9 cap & coil in the 2.1 cap & coil or vice versa you will get...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 23:52:22 -0400
  ...Drive for a few hundred miles straight and the coil is dead. This is only for the original coil. Replacements are not subject to...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:33:17 -0700
  Neither coil voltage offering is ideal for Vanagon use. There are various reasons to choose one over the other but it all comes down...
• Help....stuck....dead Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 00:42:22 +0000
  ...Got power to the coil, but no spark of I ground out the coil wire. Got power to the hall sensor. Tach needle bounces...
• Re: Coil Spring availability/cost?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:46:24 EST
  I have a couple sets of used coil springs from '84-85 Vanagons that weren't Westies (shouldn't be as dogged). I would...
• bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 02:28:44 -0500
  ...And for the listee who said they eat coils.He must have another problem, like maybe bad wires or coil wire conn. I still...
• Engine turns - Fails to start - Trouble Shooting
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 10:36:48 -0500
  ...Check the coil and the ECU. Most likely failure is the coil. Having a spare coil might not be a bad idea. It's...
• Re: new coil secondary resistance tests out of spec
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Sun, 15 Jul 2018 13:26:01 -0400
  Yes, either the Bentley spec is wrong or all new coils are out of spec but still work fine. No coils I have ever...
• Re: Bad coil? Car dead at walmart
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:39:32 -0700
  ...Another coil fixed it. You can ohm check the coil - spec for that in Bentley. I find that coils are 'nebulous' ..............they get old...
• Ignition Coil
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 14:46:02 -0400
  ...Pulled the engine cover to look around and noticed a tar splash/drip area on the driver side wall under the ignition coil area...
• no spark (after timing/dwell checked?)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 16:59:53 -0700
  ...Had partner crank motor over to check spark from coil, but nothing is there. 1. checked voltage from negative coil to ground, 12V. 2...
• new coil secondary resistance tests out of spec
  Historical mailing list - SC Strawn
  Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:58:36 -0700
  ...Vanna White is running now with the old coil in place, and I am deciding whether to keep the new coil for what Stan...
• Re: coil fires
  Historical mailing list - RTF_SSS
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 09:26:08 -0500
  ...The coil is a transformer and works by inducing a field from primary to secondary. With direct current flowing through the primary, there is...
• New coil leaking tar
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 3 Oct 2016 10:31:51 -0700
  New Bosch coil, two years old, about 2000 miles on it and dripping oily tar with a lump of it built-up on the...
• Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 17:44:02 -0500
  Only 2 leads on the coil, key-on 12V and pulsed ground. Obviously tach wire goes to pulsed ground. Whip out a multi meter...
• Coil Springs
  Historical mailing list - Martin
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 14:54:08 -0600
  ...86 or older coil springs for a Vanagon. Thanks, LJ 85 &87 Vanagon 72 Beetle
• High-performance ignition coil??
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:12:50 -0500
  Has anyone ever installed a high-performance ignition coil in a WBX Vanagon? Any obvious problems with doing this? Thanks, Chris S. '85 Westy...
• Re: What is the wire path for the tach signal?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:28:19 -0800
  At the coil, there is a white plastic dual wire connector with 2 green wires. One of those green wires goes to the tach...
• Re: Loose coil wire
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:11:30 -0600
  ...Not likely you've got an Air Cooled but the air cooled needs a solid core coil wire (sets are normally shipped with a...
• Thanks everyone! Re: Stumped Man : ( Bosch ignition coil colors and their
  Historical mailing list - Don Griffin
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 01:06:48 EDT
  ...I ended up gettin a standard black coil from the local O'Reilly's to get me going. Now, next time I get back...
• (and other nuggets...) kill switch $1.49 theft prevention
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 26 Jun 2004 08:46:00 -0700
  ...Add a wire to the negative, low voltage side of the coil. Connect it to a simple switch. Connect the other end of the...
• Re: signal to 85 Tach.
  Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 22:05:44 -0400
  You Wrote: >I think you'll find that the VW tach runs pretty directly off the coil. > Yes, However I want to run it...
• ANYONE????? High-performance ignition coil??
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 22:48:39 -0500
  Has anyone ever installed a high-performance ignition coil in a WBX Vanagon? Any obvious problems with doing this? Thanks, Chris S. '85 Westy...
• testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:40:54 -0500
  ...One of my friends has suggested that putting a test light on the coil contacts would be a good idea, to make sure that...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 09:29:02 -0400
  ...As the lines expand they cut the turns of the coil and produce an opposing voltage, so the current doesn't reach its full...
• Re: 84 Westy Gas Mileage?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 01:28:25 GMT
  ...The ceramic tower of the coil broke down and started letting the high tension short out to the body of the van. I have...
• Re: Replacing Ignition Coil
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:27:47 -0600
  ...With any vehicle the plug wires will sometimes "weld" themselves on to the coil or distributor with the boots. Carefully pry up the edges...
• Generic ignition coil on 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 20:38:03 +0000
  Troubleshooting some running issues with my 1.9- could have sworn in the Bentley somewhere it said to only use Bosch ignition coils- mine...
• [Fwd: Syncro Coil springs on an 84 Westy????]
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 22:02:51 -0500
  ...Syncro Coil springs on an 84 Westy???? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Does anyone know if I can...
• Re: Tach rewiring
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:23:43 -0500
  ...I should have a Green wire in there for the tach that runs to the coil correct? I can't remember if there was...
• Re: Help needed for Coil Springs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 18:17:18 -0700
  ...The original ones were 15 1/2" tall with 9 coils > (spirals, if you will) now it is about 15" with 8 coils. There...
• Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Oct 1996 14:09:55 -0400
  ...purposes.The coil can fail w/o having a ballast resistor.Do not be confused w/ the resistor attached to the coil for radio...
• [Fwd: syncro coil springs on an 84???]
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 22:23:25 -0500
  ...syncro coil springs on an 84??? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Does anyone know if I can use...
• Ignition Coils
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:47:41 -0700
  Seems there are 2 coils on offer for 1984 Vanagons with the change point around July of 84. 211905115B for the pre-July and...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:05:40 -0500
  ...Before I > > removed the suspect coil, I turned on the key and stuck a test light > > on the positive coil terminal connector to make...
• Re: How a simple replacement of cap,rotor and plug wires becomes a challenge
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:13:14 EST
  ...I don't believe there is any difference in the coil wire connection at the coil end between the two sets. If your problems...
• ignition coil: mystery connector
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:30:23 -0400
  ...I'm replacing the ignition coil on my 2.1L. Like an idiot, I detached the wires attached to the old coil without looking...
• Engine electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Roy Warner
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 07:36:54 -0800
  I have an 87 westie with spark misses at the coil wire. I connected my timing light to the coil wire and noticed a...
• Re: ANYONE????? High-performance ignition coil??
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 21:36:03 -0800
  I have not, and most of the tuning books that I have read that apply to VW says that the Bosch coils are good...
• Re: '90 PS fluid flush (long)
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Wade
  Sun, 6 Apr 97 20:38:26 CDT
  > >After the doughnut excercise, and many strange looks from my >neighbours, we put the van back in the garage, and unhooked the coil >lead...
• Re: What's the shortest/lowest stock rear spring besides from the Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:24:52 -0700
  ...BenT sent from my electronic leash On Sep 27, 2012, at 2:15 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Cutting some bottom coils...
• Re: Cold Starting
  Historical mailing list - Forrest Minor
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:50:39 -0500
  ...Maybe my coil is unusual? They seemed to work ok in my old Horizon, now sold, and in the daily driver Neon also..... > Dave...
• Re: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:57:06 -0500
  I don't mean to say that coils are the most likely culprit, far from it. But when a vehicle starts, and won't...
• no spark (after timing/dwell checked?)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 15:25:51 -0700
  I have no spark coming from the coil, "when someone tries to start the motor and I hold the end of the plug near...
• stud size on ignition coil?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:55:24 -0400
  Does anyone know the size of the + stud on the ignition coil off the top of their head? I don't have one in...
• Re: cranky but no starty
  Historical mailing list - prb
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 20:55:52 -0800
  Checked the wire from the coil? Mine wiggled loose a bit and the arc-ing that ensued visibly ruined the thing and my coil...
• Re: New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:00:52 -0600
  ...1 of those 2 Spades on the Coil + Post is Not making connection to the Coil ~ Not quite sure how that can happen but...
• Re: signal to 85 Tach.
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 08:10:28 +0300
  ...But there is an electronic device such as Transistor or Thyristor wich interrups the circurity of the ignition coil. All common tachs should work...
• Re: stud size on ignition coil?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:55:56 -0400
  ...but the terminal connectors are attached to the coil on studs! That's what I was referring to, should have been more clear. On...
• Re: bosch blue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:33:27 -0400
  ...The Blue coil will work but will deliver less spark energy than the proper oem coil. The oem coil has more than enough energy...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 03:31:23 -0400
  ...were the plugs replaced along with the coils on these vans? it is well known that most coils reported as bad are actually ok...
• Re: '85 1.9 - fuel issues - UPDATED - Now longer nad with more Frustration and discust!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 23:06:09 -0500
  > > Faulty coil? Plugged fuel return line? Try running with the gas cap off, > perhaps. Weird one for sure. > Don Hanson > Coil recently swapped with...