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Subject:Re: Coil-itis
From:vw_van_fan_Mark
Date:Sun, 16 Aug 2015 17:53:13 -0700

Have you tried putting any of the "bad" coils back in to see if they are
still bad?

Mark

Bruce Todd wrote:
> Yeah Jack that is what makes me wonder - (old coil  - no problems)...or
> whether the new coils are not up to par.  Good advice on the ground wires
> which I have done some work with over the years...but i don't think bad
> grounds would kill a coil.  Yesterday after installing the new coil the van
> fired up right away...a bad ground or a wiring issue would not permit that
> to happen.
>
> I need to have an autopsy completed on the coil - not sure whether I could
> trust Bosch to do that and provide honest feedback.
>
> BT
>