I guess now that I think of it - I believe it is an aluminum body so not
really silver in colour.  Yes the old models are black and i have also seen
replacements which were sky blue for the 2 liter bus.  I will check the
part number - I am fairly confident that it is the right replacement as the
mechanic is competent and works on many VWs - including our beloved
vanagons. Good to hear that these coils tend to run hot to the touch -
maybe we should start a temperature test amongst the group kind of like
when we were logging our motor performance - how fast it took us to go from
50 kmh to 80 kmh (30 mph to 50 mph) - does anyone remember that?

BT

On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 5:48 PM, Phil Zimmerman <philzimm1@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Date:Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:38:52 -0700
>
> Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> This is a new silver Bosch coil - is this normal?
>
> Bruce,
>
> Not the silver colour of the coil!
> The Water Boxer coil was black in colour, even the replacements.
> May have changed over the years…?
> The alternative part numbers for ignition coils are long and full of
> errors.
>
> Coils DO run hot to the touch but, not skin burning hot... from my
> experience.
>
> Check the part number on your silver coil, against what our list vendors
> are offering..
>
> Happy hot coil running…
> Cook dinner on it while driving?
>
> Pz
> On a rock off the West Coast.
>