Hi,

I had occasion to feel my coil, and I too thought it surprisingly hot. So I made a coil cooler. And boy did that change my life :)

http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/vanagon-wow-a-coil-cooler/

Yeah, I don't know how hot the coil normally gets. On other cars I have owned I can't recall the coil getting as hot as I felt on my syncro.

Alistair

> On Oct 26, 2014, at 3:38 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> I just recently had some work completed on my Syncro Westy which included a
> new coil for a 2.1 digifant  - when I got home from the mechanic (about a
> 15 minute drive) and shut down the motor,  I decided to touch the new coil
> and was surprised at how hot it felt  - I could not touch it for any length
> otherwise I would have burned my hand.
> 
> This is a new silver Bosch coil - is this normal?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bruce