[T3] Mysterious squareback condition.... need suggestions.

[James Lingenfelter]

So if my problem IS the coil, what type of new coil should I get? I'm  
off work today, so I was thinking about going out and picking up a  
new coil this afternoon. In my ignorance, I just assumed all the  
Bosch coils were blue now, since every other coil I've ever had on my  
VW's were blue.

On Jan 27, 2011, at 4:30 AM, Dave Hall wrote:

> I didn't remember the non-stock carbs.
>
> Well I have a lot of faith in scummy black coils - they're pretty  
> reliable,
> while some of the blue coils have been unreliable according to  
> others.  The
> black ones can go bad - easiest thing is to try a new one.  I ran a  
> blue
> coil (genuine German Bosch rather than modern alternative) on a  
> Beetle, and
> always got pips and hollows on the points.  It doesn't seem to  
> happen with
> the black coils.
>
>
> Dave.
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
> ===================
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of  
> James
> Lingenfelter
> Sent: 27 January 2011 06:08
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Mysterious squareback condition.... need  
> suggestions.
>
> Correct.... no chokes. Tell me what you guys think of this: I  
> mentioned this
> problem today to a guy who works on aircooled vw's, and he asked  
> about the
> coil on the car. I told him that it was a scummy looking very old  
> black
> coil. He cursed black coils and said that was likely the source of the
> problem, and instructed me to get a Bosch blue coil right away.  
> Does this
> sound like good advice?
>
> snipped
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