I believe it was a Bosch Coil - although I could be wrong it was a few weeks
ago and my brain is a little fried right now.

Thank you,

Jeff Lincoln

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Miller [mailto:mwmiller@cwnet.com]
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 4:42 PM
To: Jeff Lincoln; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: Re: Vana's Blues

My experience has been with all, repeat all, ignition parts go with OEM
Bosch.  Nothing else works.

YMMV>

Mike

On 3/21/03 1:23 PM, "Jeff Lincoln" <jtlincoln@PORTCITY.COM> wrote:

> I just had to replace my coil. I was able to find one at the local
Autozone
> (beleive it or not) for around $45.00. I am pretty sure you can get them
> cheaper from many of the online sources we are all familiar with - just
> depends on if you want to wait for shipping.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jeff Lincoln
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of prb
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 3:45 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Vana's Blues
>
>
> My '85 GL (2WD, manual, no AC) "VanaBlue" has been having increasing
> problems with hesitation.  From reading around here and comparing my
> symptoms, I started to think it could be sucking air somewhere or maybe
> clogs in the fuel delivery somewhere (didn't seem like Intermittent
> Syndrome)
>
> Local Mechanic (good guy, but not VW specific) here in boondocks indeed
> found some loose areas on the "air inlet hose" and also found my coil
looks
> bad and the plug wire coming off it was all screwed. I did new wires last
> year, but this must have wiggled off some and then the arc-ing just tore
it
> up, as well as the connecting point on the coil. He cleaned up the
> realtively new plugs as they were a little greasy (running rich at times)
>
> So I need a coil and an inlet hose.  Best bets on those? New coil?
>
> And I have been listening over the months here to people saying "replace
> those fuel lines and prevent engine fires" and so I told Mechanic to
please
> look carefully at that-- I was getting a nervous feeling.  Sure enough,
one
> broke open as he was wiggling to inspect. Talk about lucky (that it didn't
> happen until then.)
>
> So I would like to replace all fuel hoses.  Someone said there's a kit for
> this?
>
> Also, what related stuff might I consider doing while I'm ordering parts
> and the the van is in the shop?  I'd hate for, say, some $12 part to puke
> on me in the fuel delivery system a couple months from now because I was
> too ignorant to catch that this was an ideal time to take care of it.
>
> Mechanic says go for a new oxy sensor, and think about the fuel filters.
> There are two. I replaced the cheaper filter (square plastic box housing)
a
> year ago when I did plugs and wires. That other one is expensive-- are
> there cleanable ones? or do you just replace it? and how do you know it's
> time?
>
> Thanks for any thoughts,
>
> Patrice
> and "VanaBlue"
>
>
> ..
>