[T3] Blue Coil

[Dave Hall]

It's sometimes informative to look at the engine when it's dark and running
poorly to see if you're getting stray sparks anywhere.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of James
Lingenfelter
Sent: 28 January 2011 02:06
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Blue Coil

  OK, I just removed the now notorious "scummy black coil" from the
squareback. Some scrubbing on the side revealed it is a "Borg Warner"  
coil. Don't know much about these, I'm thinking maybe they were OEM on some
American cars? Any way, there is a Bosch coil on the car now and it is
running as I write this.
   Unfortunately, one of the few things I DO understand about this running
problem is that it is extremely intermittent. It ran perfectly for a month
between the first two episodes. Since it is getting dark, the trial run will
NOT be tonight. Hopefully Saturday I will have time to go out and risk
getting stranded. Thanks again to everybody for all the info.

On Jan 27, 2011, at 3:22 PM, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:

>
> In a message dated 1/27/2011 6:15:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
> jimmyandcher at yahoo.com writes:
>
> I  have also run nothing but blue coils on all my VW's- until this
> one-  for many years and countless thousands of miles (all daily 
> drivers);  never had a problem. And this particular guy doesn't sell 
> any parts,  so no he wasn't trying to sell me a coil.
>
> On Jan 27, 2011, at 9:51 AM,  Don Robertson wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> I wasn't trying to sell you anything. I was just suggesting that IF 
> you can  borrow a coil for testing, I'd give it a try. You wouldn't 
> have anything to  loose other than some time. You could always ask one 
> of your VW friends if you  borrow one to try.
>
> Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
> 71 Notch (Krunchy)
> 64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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