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Wires, coils, and elephants




Heh, I own an A1...It lives on dielectric grease, lol. At this point, I can
a "high voltage" coil from MSD for the same price as OEM stuff, and cheaper
then Crappy tire Bosch stuff.
So I think MSD wins it.

-George

> Only thing I can add off the top of my head, coil wise, is that there
> are different ones. Wait, at one time there where different ones and
> they spec'd weather you had points or electronic ignition.
>
> Who knows nowadays if they just have one coil fits all of not. Might
> bear checking into.
>
> Oh, and btw- I'm pretty sure Potter will send you the right coil if you
> can be bothered to get it in the mail:
>
> <http://www.parts4vws.com>
>
> Well, it looks like his online catalog features the EuroSport 8mm spark
> plug wire set by default, but if you wanted OEM I don't see that being
> any problem.
>
> Oh, and don't forget to coat the plug wires' insides (where they grip
> the plugs & cap) with some Dielectric Grease. Good stuff, in this case
> it cuts down on moisture invading, provides a bit more 'containment' of
> the spark, and make it a lot easier to get the boots off the spark plugs
> when in becomes time to do so.
>
>
> hth,
> TBerk
>
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