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2WD Vanagon Westfalia Coil Springs Available
Historical mailing list - lchase
Fri, 7 Dec 2001 15:37:26 -0800
...2WD Vanagon Westfalia Coil Springs Available > > I have just placed an order for a small run of the > custom 2wd Westy Vanagon coil springs...
Re: No spark, good coil, etc
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:16:38 -0700
On 24 Feb , 2019, at 5:18 PM, thewestyman wrote: > There is 11.8V going to the coil. Is this just a Static Test...
Re: Anyone have Airlift pictures?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:04:03 -0500
...Deflate and squeeze in between the coils. Feed the line out between the coils and attach somewhere. I ran ran mine out the hole...
No-Fuel problem found
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Tue, 16 Sep 2003 01:03:18 -0400
...One of the wires leading to the coil was bundled with the wires to the injectors for cylinders 3 and 4. When I put...
Re: coil spring adjusters \ 73 bus
Historical mailing list
Sun, 2 Jun 1996 17:36:38 -0400
...Coil Assist Springs (or Coil Assist Shocks) are great for handling heavy loads in a breadloaf, but should never be considered to raise the...
Re: No spark, no hall juice, tech help request.
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 23 Oct 2003 21:05:25 -0700
...Check for +12 power at the ignition coil black wires with the key turned on. If a 2.1, the hall voltage comes from...
Re: Question: starting problem
Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:28:07 EDT
I tell you what, owning Vanagons has increased my prayer life! I would check the coil. Look it over and see if you see...
Secondary ignition resistance
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
Sat, 19 Oct 2002 20:28:40 +0000
...Ignition coil wire = ~2,000 ohms Distributor rotor = ~1,000 ohms Spark plug wires = ~6,000 ohms Any significant deviation from the above values...
What did I destroy now? (Ignition fail)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:57:21 -0800
'87 GL Auto I pulled off the injector connections and in the process apparently knocked off the coil wire. It couldn't have been...
Re: Gathering consensus 2.1 won't run when hot: tests
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:11:58 EDT
...I assume he can test by pulling the coil wire and checking for spark to ground when the engine is hot. >> Here's a...
Re: need david's input on plugs and coils,bosch plugs
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:55:15 -0500
...Much more likely IMHO to have problems if the ignition module is overdriving the coil, because of replacing points with an aftermarket module like...
Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sun, 1 May 2011 19:33:16 -0400
...They have very similar >prices and seemingly the exact same specifications: > >For use on 4,5,6,8 cylinder application engines with standard >coil...
Re: Another coil fire
Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 10:12:09 EDT
...Isn't a coil just a transformer with X number of windings on the input and many, many X windings on the output? And...
Re: Another coil fire
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:40:47 -0400
...means a current will be drawn thru the primary and the coil David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy...
Re: HELP: Engine stopped
Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
Thu, 7 Jul 2016 16:47:44 -0400
This happened to me and it was the coil. I noticed the coil was extremely hot to the touch in my case. Good luck...
Starting From Engine Bay
Historical mailing list
05 Dec 96 07:10:20 PST
...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: Help....stuck....dead Vanagon.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 5 Aug 2017 20:52:00 -0400
...That would tend to point to a coil problem. Yrs, d On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 8:50 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal...
Re: Bad coil
Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
Mon, 15 May 2006 13:54:21 -0400
Hi Steve, Your van's symptoms are similiar to my experience with a bad coil. My van would stall and stumble after warming up...
Re: Wasserboxer Distributor into A/C 2.0
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 11:08:52 -0700
...This coil is very different from the points version. You can take the whole shebang -- coil, distributor, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, ignitor *and* stabilizer...
Re: Cold Starting
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:50:41 -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: 2wd springs
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Sat, 25 Jun 2005 11:23:51 EDT
...I had the whole assembly apart a couple of years ago, replacing all of the bushings, bearings, coil springs, shocks, brakes, muffler bearings, etc...
Re: New iginition coil behavior
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 10:33:07 -0700
...Reversing the 2 black wires at the 3 prongs > > post doesn't do anything. > > The same connection on the old ignition coil makes the...
Re: Found my instrument cluster..now a ?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:42:50 -0400
...First you need to verify that the Diesel tach is usable with and correctly calibrated for the signal from the coil primary. The diesels...
Rear Coil Spring Question
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:00:06 +0000
Yesterday while attempting to do my CV joints, I noticed that thin plastic collar under the coil spring is cracked. I've looked at...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - brian adams
Thu, 19 Oct 2000 06:47:34 EDT
...Back to the junker van with the coil.. I DON"T want to PAY for a "NEW" coil, from a junker bus over the...
need david's input on plugs and coils,bosch plugs
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 08:47:55 -0800
...And for the listee who said they eat coils.He must have another problem, like maybe bad wires or coil wire conn. I still...
Re: oil drain plug repair
Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
09 May 1995 19:19:19 GMT
>>i thought i'd relate a repair i just did... (Snip) >>costs: >>heli-coil kit for 14 mm X 1.5 mm $77.00...
Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:33:03 -0400
...I plugged it back onto the coil. Still showed 12 plus volts. I then plugged the black/yellow back onto coil-----immediate voltage drop...
Re: Problem with Stancor 120-901 relay??
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:06:22 -0700
...The actual voltage seen by the relay coil will > depend on how > you wire the control circuit for the relay coil. > > I agree that...
No Start
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Sun, 23 Jun 2002 06:16:42 -0700
...Have you checked that the coil is getting voltage and suffcient amperage? or swapped out a coil? The only other idea I can submit...
Re: No spark, clueless
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 29 May 2013 23:51:50 -0400
...The most important is the ignition coil itself. On occasion they do fail but it is very rare. The usual cuase of a coils...
Plat +4s, high output coil Questions
Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
Sat, 7 Apr 2001 00:26:43 -0700
...What about high output coils? Will I fry the computer or dizzy? Will I gain anything out of it? Anyone ever try it? I...
A good day for troubleshooting (cont)
Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:21:33 -0800
...Could some one tell me where to find out how the terminals are number on the coil? They are numbered under various aspects of...
Re: Bosch injector
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:22:57 -0500
In order to test the Hall effect I ground the coil wire (for safety), turn on the ignition, and turn the engine over by...
E-Z Coil for heater hoses
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:06:05 -0700
...http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=4382857 It's a stainless steel, bendable coil that slips over the hose and can be...
Re: testing Hall sender
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:15:17 -0500
...If none, check the coil + terminal for +12. If you're getting +12 on both sides of the coil but no pulses, that pretty...
New Style Spark Plug Wires
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Tue, 9 Sep 1997 09:57:13 -0400
...But the coil wire does not click into the coil tightly. Does this mean that I need to replace the coil as well with...
Coil terminal "+ and -" leads switched by mistake!
Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
Wed, 19 Jun 2002 21:50:49 -0400
...I am a Vanagon sinner---I mistakenly switched the three leads on my coil on one of our '81's, tried to start the...
Electrical checks
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Tue, 17 Sep 2002 21:19:30 -0400
...Edition (Hall sender) it boldy states (Pg 28.8) Do not connect any test instrument on terminal 15 (+) of igniton coil, this could damage...
Hot Water for Westy, was: Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Thu, 30 Dec 1999 16:02:52 -0500
...Without the aid of a pipe-bender, one could easily 'massage' the coil into a smaller coil, approximately the size of a Westy Stove...
Re: HELP: Engine stopped
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 7 Jul 2016 18:55:31 -0500
On my 88 GL with the 2.1L WBX I have had a coil failure and a hall sensor failure. Since you have evidently...
RE: Need help identifying ground wire in engine bay
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Wed, 9 Jul 1997 12:46:26 -0500 (CDT)
...I will look to see if I can find were the other end of this strap was attached which should near the ignition coil...
Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:53:28 -0600
...Everything checked, but I put in a new coil and it fired right up. There was no evidence that coil was bad. Try swapping...
Engine died, Update ign
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 29 Mar 2020 13:59:30 -0700
Bentley ecu harness tests continue, 24.61 Test 2, wire to coil terminal 1, good Test 10, wires to hall sensor connector, good Swapped...
COIL SPRINGS (samoore)
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Sat, 4 May 2002 10:19:56 EDT
Mark and Steve, Thanks for replying to my coil spring question. My old springs measured 15 3/4", and my new springs measured 14...
Re: Loose coil wire
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 4 Feb 2002 11:48:08 -0800
Stan i'm doing the coil replacement first. -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email ---- Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote: > Just take them back...
Re: 88 GL Distributor Woes Continue - on and on --
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:00:34 -0700
There are after market coils that work just fine as well MSD 8202 Accel 8140 ORR ~ DeanB On 22 Dec , 2013, at 6:47...
[Fwd: Installing New Coil Springs Ques?]
Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
Sat, 12 Sep 1998 04:31:59 -0400
...Installing New Coil Springs Ques? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Does anyone know the proper procedure for installing...
Re: No spark ...
Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:20:32 -0700
...My understanding of spark is 12V to coil which builds up a higher voltage. One wire from coil to distributor - rotor spins with the...
Water Tank Depth Gage
Historical mailing list
Fri, 16 Jun 1995 17:03:09
...A coil rides up a rod in the tank to measure water depth. My ohm-meter shows that the resistance does not vary as...
Bad coil? Car dead at walmart
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:33:11 -0500
...Is this likely the coil? How do I test it? How do I get to it to test it? Thanks, Jim
Re: The Spring is Sprug (Westy Springs)
Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:24:24 -0800
I was wondering if the different coil springs for the Westfalia and Vanagon, are also reflected in a different GVW posted on the door...
Re: 2.1L coolant light problem
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 17 Jul 2003 09:36:30 -0700
...The fan motors in the 2.1 have only one set of coils. Large external current limiting resistors are what set the actual speeds...
Re: No spark, clueless
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 29 May 2013 20:15:43 -0700
Spark to the coil? Do you have a spare Hall unit? Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus On May 29, 2013, at 7...
Rough idle, then stalling and now the solution
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 21:48:24 -0700
...While doing this I felt a shock from the coil wire on top of the distributor! Turning the ignition off, I touched the coil...
'86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:49:48 -0500
...I discovered that if I lightly tapped on the fuel relay box above the coil with the key switched on, the relays would click...
Re: No spark, no hall juice, tech help request.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 23 Oct 2003 22:23:43 -0400
The ECU is not involved in switching the 12 to the ignition coil or the Hall sensor. Check to see if 12 volts is...
Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:28:31 -0700
--- tinker man <tinkerman007@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Also, looking at the schematic, I see that the coil driver output goes > in parallel to the dashbord...
Heater Core coolant direction. 1st response was blocked.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 27 Nov 2021 15:55:43 +0000
...From the heat transfer performance there is but since this coil is relatively small and the coolant flow available relatively great you probably will...
Ignition Coil Wiring Question
Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
Wed, 25 Mar 1998 22:09:52 -0500
...I think I have found a home for all wires except the ignition coil. My coil is a Bosch... has a 3 prong terminal...