Hi Alan,
    With the key on you should read 12 volts at the coil plus.
Midwesty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan S Gondry" <alangondry@JUNO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 9:07 PM
Subject: Update, My vanagon won't start

> My van will still not start.  I have tried testing the temp switch which
> read 2550 at 65 degrees.  I have adjusted the distributor as well as
> replaced the cap and rotor.  One thing that seems odd is that the coil
> test spark to ground is very week.  I have taken various voltage readings
> and find the voltage is less than 5 volts more like 2 volts or less.
>
> I was wondering what color wire feeds the voltage to the coil?  What
> should the reading be?  What could cause this low volt fault?
>
>
> Alan Gondry
> '83 h2o vanagon
> Vancouver, WA
>
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