I was asked during this discussion what the ohms value was for the green
resistor. I just dug out a spare 2 wire non-A/C part and looked at it.

It says:

 VW 251 971 284 E
 0.365 Ohms +-5%

Mark

Steven Dodson - Epoch Product Design wrote:
>
> Many Thanks to:
> Mark Drillock, Gary Hradek, John Meeks, Jeffrey Schwaia & SStones.
>
> After taking everything apart, cleaning it up and putting it all back
> together, it worked. After my inspection of the resistor (mine is the AC
> type); it does appear very cracked and possibly close to the end of it's
> life, so I may replace it anyway. The VW dealer sells this for $146.10 but
> I'm hopeful I can find it somewhere else for less.
>
> -Steven
> Kneeland, CA
> "Inga" the 87 syncro