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Humidity killed my coil?
My first guess would be the distributor cap, then wires. Moisture doesn't seem to ever bother a coil; their problems come from within.
larry
sandiego16v
----- Original Message -----
From: Allyn
To: 'Nate Mellom' ; 'Scirocco list'
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:54 PM
Subject: RE: Humidity killed my coil?
I'd check the distributor / hall sender before going after the coil, but it could be either.
Al
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nate Mellom [mailto:doubt@inwave.com]
> Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 1:18 PM
> To: Scirocco list
> Subject: Humidity killed my coil?
>
> I've been having a terrible time with my 16v in periods of
> rain and high humidity (I posted a while back). Stumbling,
> bogging, and killing are the major symptoms, I'm theorizing
> an ignition issue. Last Wednesday, I had to drive the car
> (my parents were in town, and borrowed my Quantum, current
> DD). It started and ran fine, until the rains came, then it
> crapped out on the interstate. I jumped it, eventually it
> started, then died again 1/4 mile later. It did it again,
> and then nothing. I towed it home, and was playing with it
> last night (it hasn't started since).
> I checked spark (via my inductive timing light, hooked up to
> the coil wire), and I got very a random spark pattern.
> Shouldn't I have gotten a fairly constant blink? I checked
> spark at the #1 wire, and got nothing.
> I need to pull the coil (I assume there's a test procedure
> in the Bentley), I plan on replacing the cap and rotor, and
> checking my spark plug wires for resistance, etc, but I'm
> guessing my coil took a dump.
> Agreed?
> Ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Nate
>
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