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I thought there was something "special" about Bosch coils, making it so you couldn't use aftermarket ones?
-Rob
John Erickson <ranahan@charter.net> wrote:Like, ALL of them. Pick a standard looking coil with a high voltage
(40,000 volts) output. Install it. Modify the connector on the end of the
high tension cable running to the distributor. All done.
John
At 05:02 PM 12/14/2002 -0800, L F wrote:
>Which aftermarket coil(s) will meet the 16V specs?
>
>Larry
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: John Erickson
>>To: Beavis Aunins ;
>>scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 11:39 AM
>>Subject: Re: Ignition coil woes
>>
>>You have a replacement coil in your car. If you look at
>>the tests in the Bentley, you will notice that the test
>>for the secondary on an 8v coil is significantly lower
>>than it is for a 16v. This indicates that the 16v coil is
>>supposed to have a higher voltage output. Unfortunately,
>>VW (Bosch) no longer sells such a coil. All 16v coil part
>>numbers have been superceded to reflect 8v (lower voltage)
>>coils. The only solution is to go aftermarket (which I
>>have done). You will need to put a different connector on
>>the end of the high voltage wire running to the
>>distributor if you do this.
>>
>>John
>>87 16v
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Beavis Aunins" <aaunins22@hotmail.com>
>>|
>>|
>>|Hi everyone,
>>|
>>| I recently installed new platinum plugs on my 87
>>|16V. The old F6DTC
>>|plugs looked dark and carbon fouled which led me to check
>>|some of the other components of the ignition system. I
>>|recently replaced the cap and rotor on the distributor,
>>|and the plug wires all tested fine with an ohm-meter.
>>| The timing was correct also. The distributor is only a
>>|couple of years old, with no leaks, etc...A spark test
>>|showed a orange spark instead of a healthy blue.
>>| However when I tested the resistance of the coil as
>>|outlined in the
>>|Bentley manual, I got some strange readings. The
>>|resistance of the secondary circuit between terminal 15 +
>>|and the center tower was 3000 ohms ( the manual says
>>|6-8000), and the primary circuit resistance between
>>|terminal 1 - and 15 + was 1.8 ohm (the manual says
>>|.6-.8). This is the second coil I 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 were before.
>>| Would having these readings cause a weak spark which
>>|could potentially
>>|be causing my problem? What could be causing my coil to
>>|go bad? Do these cars have a resistor wire that goes to
>>|the coil? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>|
>>|Thanks in advance,
>>|
>>|Aaron
>>|
>>|
>>|
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>>
>>John
>>87 16v
>>Long Beach
>>
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<P>I thought there was something "special" about Bosch coils, making it so you couldn't use aftermarket ones?
<P>-Rob
<P> <B><I>John Erickson <ranahan@charter.net></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Like, ALL of them. Pick a standard looking coil with a high voltage <BR>(40,000 volts) output. Install it. Modify the connector on the end of the <BR>high tension cable running to the distributor. All done.<BR><BR>John<BR><BR><BR>At 05:02 PM 12/14/2002 -0800, L F wrote:<BR>>Which aftermarket coil(s) will meet the 16V specs?<BR>><BR>>Larry<BR>>>----- Original Message -----<BR>>>From: <?xml:namespace prefix = mailto /><mailto:ranahan@charter.net>John Erickson<BR>>>To: <mailto:aaunins22@hotmail.com>Beavis Aunins ; <BR>>><mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org>scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>>>Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 11:39 AM<BR>>>Subject: Re: Ignition coil woes<BR>>><BR>>>You have a replacement coil in your car. If you look at<BR>>>the tests in the Bentley, you will notice that the test<BR>>>for the secondary on an 8v coil is significantly lower<BR>>>than it is for a 16v. This indicates that the 16v coil is<BR>>>supposed to have a higher voltage output. Unfortunately,<BR>>>VW (Bosch) no longer sells such a coil. All 16v coil part<BR>>>numbers have been superceded to reflect 8v (lower voltage)<BR>>>coils. The only solution is to go aftermarket (which I<BR>>>have done). You will need to put a different connector on<BR>>>the end of the high voltage wire running to the<BR>>>distributor if you do this.<BR>>><BR>>>John<BR>>>87 16v<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>"Beavis Aunins" <<mailto:aaunins22@hotmail.com>aaunins22@hotmail.com><BR>>>|<BR>>>|<BR>>>|Hi everyone,<BR>>>|<BR>>>| I recently installed new platinum plugs on my 87<BR>>>|16V. The old F6DTC<BR>>>|plugs looked dark and carbon fouled which led me to check<BR>>>|some of the other components of the ignition system. I<BR>>>|recently replaced the cap and rotor on the distributor,<BR>>>|and the plug wires all tested fine with an ohm-meter.<BR>>>| The timing was correct also. The distributor is only a<BR>>>|couple of years old, with no leaks, etc...A spark test<BR>>>|showed a orange spark instead of a healthy blue.<BR>>>| However when I tested the resistance of the coil as<BR>>>|outlined in the<BR>>>|Bentley manual, I got some strange readings. The<BR>>>|resistance of the secondary circuit between terminal 15 +<BR>>>|and the center tower was 3000 ohms ( the manual says<BR>>>|6-8000), and the primary circuit resistance between<BR>>>|terminal 1 - and 15 + was 1.8 ohm (the manual says<BR>>>|.6-.8). This is the second coil I have put in my car. I<BR>>>|replaced it about a year and a half ago for not having<BR>>>|the correct resistance readings, although I can't<BR>>>|remember what they were before.<BR>>>| Would having these readings cause a weak spark which<BR>>>|could potentially<BR>>>|be causing my problem? What could be causing my coil to<BR>>>|go bad? Do these cars have a resistor wire that goes to<BR>>>|the coil? Any help would be greatly appreciated.<BR>>>|<BR>>>|Thanks in advance,<BR>>>|<BR>>>|Aaron<BR>>>|<BR>>>|<BR>>>|<BR>>>|_________________________________________________________________<BR>>>|STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE*<BR>>>|http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail<BR>>>|<BR>>>|<BR>>>|_______________________________________________<BR>>>|Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>>><mailto:|Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>|Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>>>|http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>John<BR>>>87 16v<BR>>>Long Beach<BR>>><BR>>>_______________________________________________<BR>>>Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>>><mailto:Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>>>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l</BLOCKQUOTE></mailto:Scirocco-l@scirocco.org></mailto:|Scirocco-l@scirocco.org></mailto:aaunins22@hotmail.com></mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org></mailto:aaunins22@hotmail.com></mailto:ranahan@charter.net><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br>
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