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• Re: One more question for the list
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:10:52 -0700
  ...Across the two outside terminals, opposite sides of the coil, there is no resistence at all. Meaning the coil has somehow fused? Between either...
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:23:15 -0700
  ...By wiring radio this way no stress on the ignition coil ECU etc as you would with key set to ON position but engine...
• Re: Standard wiring circuit numbers list
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 17:13:35 -0400
  ...the ignition coil (i.e. the one that goes to the ignition module and tach). 31 -- Ground >15= Switched Positive (Hot when ignition is...
• 86 Vanagon - Engine won't start
  Historical mailing list - Stylianides, Georgios
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 20:44:24 -0400
  ...We also replaced the ignition coil and ignition spark plug wires, including the spark plugs. The engine cranks fine and spark goes through the...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:21:34 -0800
  ...So I'll look for a coil at a local auto parts store. The center ignition wire also had some white junk inside both...
• Wobbly Still Won't Go... Gurus pleassssse heeellllllppppp...
  Historical mailing list - Scott and Norma
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:45:12 -0800
  ...The coil shows this input coming from the #15 voltage source (gray area at top of page) This is ignition switch output, right? I...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:00:57 -0800
  ...34mm >>> >>> Tuning and Emission >>> >>> ignition coil supply voltage: 11v >>> primary resistance: coil green label .5 - .8 ohm - coil grey label: .6 - >>> .8 ohm >>> secondary...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:46:10 -0400
  ...I just refuse to believe, as someone > claimed earlier, that single-electrode plugs will cause the ignition > coil to fail, seeing as the system...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 16:56:11 -0700
  ...more towards the coil. > > Also seems like keeping the ignition on makes it not start after 5m. But > with ignition off it starts after...
• Re: testing Hall sender
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:49:12 -0500
  ...coil somehow involved? > > Ray > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Ken Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote: > >> Raymond, >> With the ignition ON...
• If it's not one thing, it's another...
  Historical mailing list - Seth C. Bruggeman
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 14:36:29 -0500
  ...Next, ignition. I've checked all obvious ignition components from plugs to coil, though not including the coil. All seems fine. Could the coil...
• Re: oil pressure problems,still
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:23:00 -0400
  ...That is what tests the oil light with only the ignition on. I think it opens at seven psi. Pull out the coil wire...
• Now: Jetta ECU-Coil Amp Draw Was: Ignition Switch "Su"...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:32:31 -0800
  ...I also ran the test with the new relay UN-installed; DMM in series between 30 and coil/ECU wire, effectively bypassing the ignition...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 15:09:42 -0700
  ...The root of this problem is likely the relay you added to power the ignition coil. The added relay's coil takes so little...
• Re: The alternator issue
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:19:10 -0700
  ...field in the coil as it gradually used up the energy. This is how the old Kettering (points-type) ignition system works, and why...
• Re: Proper gap for spark plug 85 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 10 Jul 2004 02:21:34 -0400
  ...My engine is running rich, which is leading me to evaluate >the ignition system for problems such as possibly a weak coil or a...
• Euro-Drive: 85 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
  Historical mailing list - "Howard Pitkow (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Thu, 18 May 2000 20:22:45 -0400
  ...We reused the ignition coil & ignition module. _______________________________________________________ iATN Industry Sponsors: http://www.iatn.net/atn/ iATN WebSite: http://members.iatn.net/index.asp Guidelines...
• Re: Wobbly Still Won't Go... Gurus pleassssse heeellllllppppp...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 03:35:26 -0400
  ...The coil shows this input coming from the #15 voltage >source (gray area at top of page) > This is ignition switch output, right? Yes...
• Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 14:19:21 -0700
  how is that set up? dual ignitions/coils/distributors? or just one setup with 2 leads for each cylinder at the distributor? ===== Sudhir Desai...
• Re: Electrical Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 10:32:10 EST
  ...the distributor with the wire to the ignition module attached, key on, and the wire from coil tower grounded. I would assume this would...
• Re: No fuel line pressure when off???
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:46:01 -0400
  ...wrote... >As soon as the cranking of the motor stops, (ignition coil disabled) >the pressure drops rapidly. >A leaking injector? If it starts OK...
• Spark Coil Failure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 12:54:55 -0500
  ...b)Age and Heat c)Coil has been dropped, bruised damaging case and windings. d)Too much resistance in ignition system. Stan Wilder 83...
• Re: Compression test - cold engine or warm engine? PLUS USED CAR BUYERS TIP!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 06:58:38 -0700
  ...the warning�"For electronic or conventional breaker point ignition systems: Remove the high tension (coil) wire from the distributor cap and connect to a...
• Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:27:08 -0700
  ...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: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 16:57:24 -0700
  ...more towards the coil. >>>> >>>> Also seems like keeping the ignition on makes it not start after 5m. But >>>> with ignition off it starts after...
• Fw: '87 ECU or ? correction
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 08:09:16 -0500
  ...the fuel pump on, >position of the throttle switch, if the ignition coil is being pulsed, >and if the fuel injectors are being pulsed...
• Re: Van cuts out
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Mon, 28 May 2001 22:02:14 -0700
  ...ignition coil and ECU. I'll probably give these a try this week. When I looked at Bus depot for an ignition coil, it...
• No Start - Stuck at work!
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 12:49:40 -0800
  ...I had ignition problems earlier in the week - put in a new coil and cleaned, fixed some wires. It started up just fine for...
• Re: Uncle... '91 won't catch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 14:05:24 -0800
  ...coil, distributor, wires, >>plugs and voltage regulator: now that's what I call an ignition >>system!), I decided to do the final ignition switching...
• Hanging wire...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 18:19:21 EDT
  ...does anyone have idea what it is? does it attach to the ignition coil?? help! James W88kender
• Stopped running - solved
  Historical mailing list - Hans Roos
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 09:32:34 -0800
  ...ECU - of course! Nothing inexpensive for my Vanagon like the coil or the ignition switch. Anyway, with a new ECU it lives again. Thanks...
• Re: Latest news on No Spark
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 22:05:11 -0700
  ...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: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning seque to diesel radiator coolant flow direction
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:49:09 -0700
  ...They never really flow to anywhere. > > > > The best way to describe how the ignition coil works is to look at it in > > a current...
• 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle
  Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:12:23 -0800
  ...used wires (seems to get good spark on all wires) new ignition coil checked timing and adjusted 5 ATDC new fuel pump new fuel...
• Consistent cutout at 3k rpm
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:33:10 -0400
  ...a pertronix electronic ignition module but it may also be related to the new plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, coil, plugs or the thorough...
• RE: Mystery wire on '73 ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Mon, 10 Jun 96 15:34:03 UT
  ...WIRE FROM/TO DESCRIPTION Red/Black switch to starter 12V when in "START" position Black switch to fuse box and ignition coil 12V when...
• Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:47:21 -0700
  ...on the coil. Next time it happens, connect the jumper (essentially hot-wiring it) and if it starts, replace the ignition switch. I always...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Nov 2011 14:20:18 -0700
  ...ignition coil to power the coil, and > from there to pin 85 of the 2 engine relay sockets as well as power the > ignition...
• Resistance of Coil Wire?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:03:07 -0700
  Page 28.31 of Bentley's says that the resistance of the wire between the ignition coil and the distributor should read 2000 ohm...
• Re: '88 GL ignition miss, stalling
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 11 Feb 2014 12:26:40 -0500
  ...I would also suspect the coil or the wiring on the coil. Does it seem to happen at a certain temperature or when driving...
• Re: Help with van bucking and spitting
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 09:51:17 -0500
  ...Coil Distributor Rotor Cap Ignition Wires ************* Plugs Check all your ignition circuit connections: at the coil and at the distributor. Make sure that you...
• Re: Intermittent ignition delay when turning key
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 21:47:13 -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: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's,normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:31:29 -0700
  ...The tach is driven off the coil primary negative > side, which the ECU ignition drivers pull down toward ground and > release in order to...
• Re: Consistent cutout at 3k rpm
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:41:43 -0700
  ...able to see the ignition pulse from the new electronic ign. good thinkin' ....could be possible I supposse. what coil does it have currently...
• Re: What did I destroy now? (Ignition fail)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:11:35 -0700
  ...remember somebody (maybe Dennis) saying that cranking the engine > without the coil wire on would damage something (the Hall sender) but I > couldn't...
• Re: Frydae - EMP Proofing A Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 21:44:42 -0400
  ...ignition module on a 1.9l, DOPS board, Westy LED panel, GPS, computer, stereo, transistor-driven LEDs, maybe all LEDs, maybe ignition coil, maybe...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 09:29:01 -0400
  ...I just refuse to believe, as someone > >> claimed earlier, that single-electrode plugs will cause the ignition > >> coil to fail, seeing as the system...
• 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: '90 PS fluid flush (long)
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Wade
  Sun, 6 Apr 97 20:38:26 CDT
  ...When I'm doing a Compression Test on ANY electronic Ignition car, I ground the coil wire. I was taught this by a VW...
• Re: no spark (after timing/dwell checked?)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:31:02 -0700
  ...the coil earlier today, and im not sure if it gets warm (would it get warm when just sitting there with the ignition in...
• idle control valve / idle stabilizer trouble shooting
  Historical mailing list - mykarmann
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:28:18 -0500
  ...plugs, wires, cap, rotor, timing, coil, injectors and fuel filter. I have 91 which runs fine but before I start swapping digifant items I...
• No fuel line pressure when off???
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 17:13:30 -0700
  ...for leaks As soon as the cranking of the motor stops, (ignition coil disabled) the pressure drops rapidly. A leaking injector? it's not...
• 2.1 WBX Ignition System
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:09:32 -0300
  ...questions about the 2.1 WBX ignition system. It seems quite conventional, the ECU pulses the coil, the spark goes to the distributor and...
• Re: Balls O' Fire (or Smoke curls to the left)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 12:27:48 GMT
  ...cheap set of ignition wires on the Van. It seems that the coil wire had pulled partially away from the coil itself (the van...
• Help Needed with Ignition Problem 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William Ward
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 21:04:25 -0600
  ...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: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:19:24 -0500
  ...34mm >>>> >>>> Tuning and Emission >>>> >>>> ignition coil supply voltage: 11v >>>> primary resistance: coil green label .5 - .8 ohm - coil grey label: .6 - >>>> .8 ohm >>>> secondary...
• Re: Throttle Switch and Failure to Start.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:38:30 -0400
  ...Carefully clean distributor cap inside and outside, all HV ignition wires, end of coil where the wires attach. Reconnect wires properly :-) Larry A.
• strange white wire...
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:31:07 EDT
  There is a white wire which is spliced into the wire coming off the 15 terminal of my ignition coil. It leaves the engine...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 15:02:47 -0300
  Centre ignition wire …. you mean from the coil to the distributor? Start working backwards … is the coil failing? When there is no spark … do...
• Re: Vanagon dead at walmart--not the coil after all
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:58:46 -0500
  ...the remote starter > switch is better, you could watch for ignition ( the ole coil wire to the > block test ) while you crank it on...