Well, it is a Bosch coil with part number 00061 which seems to match what
the online sellers recommend for this application. It says made in Mexico so
I guess there is no distinction in the 5 digit part number as to where it
was manufactured. The coil is red if that means anything. I have to assume
it does not have an internal resistor because of the warning on the side.

I bought it from a local parts house that has never given me the wrong part
in over ten years. I have never visited this store without seeing at least
one 'classic' VW out front and they really seem to know what they are doing.
I would hate to think that they are less competent than I had assumed.

The coil that I had put in before and just removed as faulty was identical
to this new one.

Mike

On 8/13/07, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Boy aren't you the extremely lucky one. Go thank someone for the fact you
> did not blow the ECU and get the correct coil. Yes, bring $$$.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike Frost
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 6:05 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Ignition coil failure and ballast resistors
>
> Last week my ignition coil failed (primary open) which surprised the heck
> out of me since I had replaced it on general principle about three years
> ago. I noticed that both coils have a notice stating "Do not use without a
> ballast resistor". Since there is no ballast resistor that I can see
> physically or on the Bentley diagrams, I am now wondering whether that
> warning applies only to systems with points? Can I safely ignore the
> advice
> on the side of the coil?
>
> Mike
> '86 Vanagon GL
> 'WasserLeaker'
>