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• Re: Cold Starting
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 10:38:22 -0800
  I was hoping Eric would provide a bit more information about HOW the spark plugs could be responsible for the coil's demise. Has...
• RE: scary cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 12 May 1997 08:26:45 -0700
  ...If you are using magnets and a coil on a drive shaft to sense speed, then possibly you coil wire is not connected properly...
• Re: Loose coil wire
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 10:40:09 -0800
  ...the air cooled needs a solid > core > coil wire (sets are normally shipped with a resistance coil wire even > though the rest of the...
• Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:53:48 -0400
  As I posted earlier, the 15v version is rated to come online so long as the coil voltage is at least 11.25 volts...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:31:59 -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: bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 08:20:32 -0500
  > That was I who said they eat coils. How do you explain multiple > Vanagon that have had this problem. I've fix at least...
• Re: Das Boot still won't crank--latest update
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:24:11 -0500
  Scott, Make sure you have voltage on the + side of the coil. If not run a wire from the + on the alt. to coil...
• Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:58:05 +0200
  And thanks ALL for providing the answer regarding ratio of coil pulses to RPM. TM On 9/14/07, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:34:50 -0500
  ...This is the time during which current flows through the coil, ballast resistor and points and back to ground, building up energy in the...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 07:30:35 -0800
  ...I would especially need some input from someone who's used a scope on the primary side of their coil: what's the duty...
• Re: Found my instrument cluster..now a ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:01:50 -0400
  ...Diesels have no coil, I don't know for sure on a Vanagon, but typically they get a signal off a special terminal on...
• Re: Fridge Fan Questions
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 12:23:38 -0400
  ...I am currently using a 100mm and 80mm fans side by side with the 80mm blowing through the coils and the 100mm blowing 1...
• Rear coil springs for Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Oct 1996 15:10:50 PST
  ...I would like to replace the rear coil springs, are the springs the same as a non westy Vanagon?? Joe Beckham 85 Westy 154k...
• Ignition Coil
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 16:13:27 -0400
  ...Now the engine won't start (in addition to the coil leak). Sounds like I've cooked the coil. I'll take a final...
• Coil Springs Re-tempered?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 09:34:15 EST
  In November, I corresponded with several people about Mid-West spring in Azuza California on the subject of having front coil springs stretched and...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:50:09 +0200
  ...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: Eurospec problems
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 17:15:06 -0700
  ...This assumes that your coil is getting 12V when the key is on... At 01:31 PM 14/10/1999 -0700, Grant Holst wrote...
• cutting out and sparking coil
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:02:39 EDT
  ...Looked over at the coil and saw ignition sparks coming out of the rubber boot on the coil to distributor wire. This morning on...
• Re: vanagon storage
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:29:28 -0400
  ...for the cranking operation, a good suggestion is to ground the coil wire, rather than remove it. in other words, leave the coil wire...
• Coil-Sert Thread Repair Kit for drain plug FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 08:40:15 -0500
  Hello, I have a Coil-Sert thread repair kit for sale. The kit includes the tap, the coil insertion tool and five (5) inserts...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:59:06 -0800
  ...use Vanagon coil wire for + to ECU and relay for + to the >> Jetta coil >> >> mocked up diagram: >> >> >> https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qjVqWgmKgiA/UQLzz0KnCHI/AAAAAAAAGq8...
• Re: Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:38:07 EDT
  ...I have a few Vanagon coils in stock that I would sell for a really low price (they are Bosch). Normally these go for...
• 88 GL - Resolved: Tach Inop after new coil install
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 11 Jan 2014 16:42:10 -0600
  ...I cut the two green wires - put faston connectors on each wire, and connected to the coil, worked like a champ. Engine fired right...
• Re: noise SOLVED. Now need to Heli-Coil?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:28:16 -0700
  ...Is a heli-coil the answer here? --snip-- You don't think there's enough left to just chase the threads with a tap...
• HELP -- Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Thu, 25 May 2000 18:57:41 -0400
  ...The lights for coil signal from the ECU and for fuel injector signal from the ECU do not light up (although the coil signal...
• Fw: coil fire
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 11:48:56 -0500
  ...There is no fuse protection for the coil. Same is true of may (actually most) other circuits / components in the engine compartment of our...
• Re: Engine electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:49:34 -0500
  ...I have replaced the coil and the distributor (for other >reasons) and cleaned all the grounds. The coil wire is new and resistance >is...
• Re: new coil secondary resistance tests out of spec
  Historical mailing list - SC Strawn
  Sun, 15 Jul 2018 10:40:33 -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: Free distributor & coil
  Historical mailing list - icculus
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 18:41:20 -0700
  ...Free distributor & coil Replaced my distributor on our 1982 Westy with a Pertronix & 009 gizmo. The old one is free for the taking. It...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 15:12:16 -0700
  ...This happened to me and it was the coil. I noticed the coil was extremely hot to the touch in my case. Good luck...
• Re: '87 Coil changed, still no spark and spray
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 May 2012 20:46:17 -0700
  ...Yes, the coil was bad and I thought it will start after I changed it. But no. Checked the fuel > spray and there is...
• Re: 84 not refiring , still flooding ?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Vanhethoen
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 14:29:59 -0500
  ...The coil does not feel hot or show any signs of leakage, Question c an you use A coil from a newer van? Thanks...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's,normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:28:20 -0500
  ...SNIP > Shorts in the coil > *usually* start causing problems when Hot, but not always. Since, > however, the coil heats and expands as you run...
• Re: Vanagon Custom Coil Springs: Production Date and last Call
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 21:52:34 EDT
  Steve, Just received your coil springs from UPS. Thanks for you help! I cant wait to get them installed. What type of plastic do...
• need coil wire 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 09:19:45 -0800
  Hello, anyone have a nice old style coil wire they want to sell? really unhappy with my Bosch wire, all the others are good...
• What coil part number for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:42:26 -0700
  The label is illegible so I can see what Bosch coil my 84 1.9L is sporting. The different online vendors provide different part...
• Re: Do I need a new coil????
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sun, 9 Apr 1995 12:57:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I stopped immediately > (of course) and checked the engine compartment to find wires attached to the > coil smoking and sparking. I found one wire...
• Vanagon rear suspension
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Nov 1996 03:53:38 -0700 (MST)
  ...Before contemplating replacing the coils, check out the price of the new coils for your friendly gouging VW dealer. Up here they are about...
• Re: Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:52:03 -0500
  While it seems that everyone has a complicated solution to this ongoing problem of cleaning up the threads of where the heli coil once...
• Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 10 Jan 2014 01:14:18 -0800
  ...you can see the coil wiring and terminals and tach wire in the wiring diagrams if you look carefully. the green tach wire can...
• Re: Oil Drain Threads Stripped
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 20 May 1998 08:07:36 -0700
  ...The heli-coil for the job was $104. The fakie-coil was $56 but didn't include the $14 drill. I went for price...
• Problem solved. Was; '87 Coil changed, still no spark and spray
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 30 May 2012 01:02:24 -0700
  ...Re: '87 Coil changed, still no spark and spray > John, > I'm sorry, it is a 1987 Vanagon. > I might have a ECU trouble...
• Re: kill switch for pickle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:25:06 -0500
  ...Not sure how much the coil inductance evens out the pulses on the positive side -- it could be that they're a good bit...
• Re: No spark, clueless
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 29 May 2013 23:29:05 -0400
  In my case it was a bad coil. Some time ago I had the same problem, and when I did a search, the first...
• Re: windshield washer fluid pump...........conundrum
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 22:08:33 -0800
  I bought a new coil thinking it was the problem. It wasn't [plug wires]. New problem appeared, checked the coil [new] and the...
• Re: New coil leaking tar
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 3 Oct 2016 14:34:15 -0300
  Sounds like a defective transformer leaking PCBs ;-) > On 03-Oct-2016, at 14:31, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > New Bosch coil, two...
• interchanging parts
  Historical mailing list - rob le duc
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 19:39:02 -0400
  ...83-84 vanagon ignition coil : 84-92 vanagon ignition coil : 84-92 vanagon 90 amp alternator just use the vanagon pulley all saved on...
• Re: Still Sluggish Update
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 09:05:39 -0700
  Well the problem seems to be solved...it was a combination of the wrong ignition coil and a bad temp sensor. I had replaced...
• Re: New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:29:50 -0700
  ...I took the white plastic connector out and used 2 wires with alligator clips and connected them to the 2 spades on the coil...
• Re: What is the wire path for the tach signal?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:26:51 -0800
  ...The other green wire >> comes from the ECU where the ECU provides it ground pulses to fire the >> coil. That side of the coil...
• 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...
• Re: Another coil fire
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 21:55:16 -0700
  There are no points on a water cooled Vanagon - only a hall sender which will not present a constant "fire coil" state if left...
• Re: I am stumped
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 12 May 2001 18:36:31 -0500
  There are two connectors on your coil. + and - the double black wire from the junction box goes to the + side. The wire to your...
• Re: Gas engine in Diesel Vanagon...finally
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 21:08:36 -0700
  What are you running for a coil? If you use a coil from a 81+ VW (Green Label) you do not need a resistor...
• Re: Vanagon shocks and coils spring
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 09:42:03 -0500
  > But...my front and rear coil springs are sweaky. > -What causes this? Most commonly a front suspension squeak is caused by worn upper control...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:28:55 -0700
  ...Fuel pressure YES Spark From the coil YES to the plugs,... NO!???!! Did I really miss this early on? So i have a signal...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 15:20:07 -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: Anyone have Airlift pictures?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 07:18:03 -0600
  Deflate and squeeze in between the coils. \ Liquid dish soap is a big help getting it in. Stan Wilder On Thu, 13 Dec 2001...
• Re: NAPA Load levelers coil-over springs for 2wd
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 07:45:32 -0700
  ...php?t=151963 > and saw someone had figured out a compatible coil over spring > for his 2wd vanagon he claims to have 40K miles...
• AC vanagon coil to dist. wire?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:17:51 -0400
  ...The reistance across the wire that runs from the coil to distributor is about 11,500 ohms. According to Bentley 28.4 Fig. 2...