Blake,

The OEM wire for Vanagons is a metallic stranded wire.  The spark plug
wire your buying is likely a carbon core type. I don't know how many
vans are using an after market spark plug wire set, but I'd bet a good
many, and they are all of the higher resistance type.  While your at it
check and see if your other plug wires are metal conductors.  The OEM
has the resister built into the spark plug boot, 5000 ohms. and I
believe a small amount in the cap, 1000 ohms.

I've written an article on how to rebuild your OEM plug wires for cheap,
just check the archives under my name.

Sincerely,

Mark Keller
91 Carat

Date:    The, 17 Oct 2002 15:15:49 -0400
From:    Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Spark Plug Wire Resistance

Hi Everyone,

I was checking the resitance on the wire that goes from the coil to the
distributor cap.  Mine was 11,500 ohms.  The Bently Manual says they
should be about 2000 ohms.  Then I went and bought a new wire set and
the
new one is 13,000 ohms.  I have an 84 1.9L digijet fuel system.  Does
anyone know what is going on here?

-Blake Heinlein
http:/members.accessbee.com/heinlein