Watch out! I thought the same thing, only to then have to cut and splice the
coil wire!

AB

Joe Romas wrote:

> While getting wires for my 84 I found out there are two different caps and
> wires. Some caps have a screw like thing in each hole that the wire screws
> into. The other one has a regular hole and the wires have a clip on the end
> that snaps into place. You need the right wires for the cap you have. I
> think if you replace both your ok but don't know for sure about that.
>
> Joe
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "'80 Westy Pokey" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 6:51 PM
> Subject: Aren't all Vanagon spark plug wires the same?
>
> > I saw this on eBay....
> >
> >
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=594318131
> >
> > Why would they only fit 85 and up? Do you know if Borg Warner makes 'em
> for an Air Cooled?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chris Gronski
> > '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY
> > '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer
> > '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertable
> > www.vanagon.org & .ca
> > www.gronski.com, .org, & .ca
> > www.nineeleven.org & .ca
> >

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