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Aaron-
 I just put a new, stock coil in my '87 16V.  The secondary resistance =
of the new coil was 4000ohm. ( The Bentley says it should be 6500 - =
8500, but the car doesn't seem to mind the discrepancy) The primary =
resistance on the new coil is .8ohm, right where the Bentley says it =
should be.

 Are you certain you got the 16V coil, and not an 8V?

Larry=20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Beavis Aunins=20
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 7:02 AM
  Subject: Ignition coil woes




  Hi everyone,

       I recently installed new platinum plugs on my 87 16V.  The old =
F6DTC=20
  plugs looked dark and carbon fouled which led me to check some of the =
other=20
  components of the ignition system.  I recently replaced the cap and =
rotor on=20
  the distributor, and the plug wires all tested fine with an ohm-meter. =
 The=20
  timing was correct also.  The distributor is only a couple of years =
old,=20
  with no leaks, etc...A spark test showed a orange spark instead of a =
healthy=20
  blue.
       However when I tested the resistance of the coil as outlined in =
the=20
  Bentley manual, I got some strange readings.  The resistance of the=20
  secondary circuit between terminal 15 + and the center tower was 3000 =
ohms (=20
  the manual says 6-8000), and the primary circuit resistance between =
terminal=20
  1 - and 15 + was 1.8 ohm (the manual says .6-.8).  This is the second =
coil I=20
  have put in my car.  I replaced it about a year and a half ago for not =

  having the correct resistance readings, although I can't remember what =
they=20
  were before.
       Would having these readings cause a weak spark which could =
potentially=20
  be causing my problem?  What could be causing my coil to go bad? Do =
these=20
  cars have a resistor wire that goes to the coil?  Any help would be =
greatly=20
  appreciated.

  Thanks in advance,

  Aaron



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Aaron-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;I just put a new, stock coil in =
my '87=20
16V.&nbsp; The secondary resistance of the new coil was 4000ohm.&nbsp;( =
The=20
Bentley says it should be 6500 - 8500, but the car doesn't seem to mind =
the=20
discrepancy) The primary resistance on the new coil is .8ohm, right =
where the=20
Bentley says it should be.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;Are you certain you got the 16V =
coil, and not=20
an 8V?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Larry</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <A href=3D"mailto:aaunins22@hotmail.com"; =
title=3Daaunins22@hotmail.com>Beavis=20
  Aunins</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
  href=3D"mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org"=20
  title=3Dscirocco-l@scirocco.org>scirocco-l@scirocco.org</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 11, =
2002 7:02=20
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Ignition coil =
woes</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR>Hi everyone,<BR><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I =
recently=20
  installed new platinum plugs on my 87 16V.&nbsp; The old F6DTC =
<BR>plugs=20
  looked dark and carbon fouled which led me to check some of the other=20
  <BR>components of the ignition system.&nbsp; I recently replaced the =
cap and=20
  rotor on <BR>the distributor, and the plug wires all tested fine with =
an=20
  ohm-meter.&nbsp; The <BR>timing was correct also.&nbsp; The =
distributor is=20
  only a couple of years old, <BR>with no leaks, etc...A spark test =
showed a=20
  orange spark instead of a healthy =
<BR>blue.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  However when I tested the resistance of the coil as outlined in the=20
  <BR>Bentley manual, I got some strange readings.&nbsp; The resistance =
of the=20
  <BR>secondary circuit between terminal 15 + and the center tower was =
3000 ohms=20
  ( <BR>the manual says 6-8000), and the primary circuit resistance =
between=20
  terminal <BR>1 - and 15 + was 1.8 ohm (the manual says .6-.8).&nbsp; =
This is=20
  the second coil I <BR>have put in my car.&nbsp; I replaced it about a =
year and=20
  a half ago for not <BR>having the correct resistance readings, =
although I=20
  can't remember what they <BR>were before.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Would=20
  having these readings cause a weak spark which could potentially =
<BR>be=20
  causing my problem?&nbsp; What could be causing my coil to go bad? Do =
these=20
  <BR>cars have a resistor wire that goes to the coil?&nbsp; Any help =
would be=20
  greatly <BR>appreciated.<BR><BR>Thanks in=20
  =
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