Hi Brian, Not so strange if you analyze the circuit. There is no fuse protection for the coil. Same is true of may (actually most) other circuits / components in the engine compartment of our beloved but somewhat prone to fires vans. Midwesty ----- Original Message ----- From: "brian adams" <baadamz@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 10:32 AM
> I recent;y had a wierd episode in my 84 Van GL, maybe it was from the > Friday > > 13th, full moon effect-but it could be something else. I was installing > new > > shocks and pads on the front, went smooove, and then went to park the van > > after washing it. Well my buddy noticed smoke coming from the van and I > > peeked intot he license plate door and saw FIRE!!!! With fast action I > > opened the hatch to find my coil in flames. Since i was washing the > windows > > I sprayed the flames down with a bottle of cleanre (whooooooooooooooa) and > > they were quickly extinguished. Inspecting the damage, some wire needed > to > > be replace (really just the terminal connectors) and the distributor wire > > was melted. How could this fire have started out of the clear blue? I > will > > be replacing the coil and spark plug wire set, but could this happen > again? > > Who thinks its a bad coil? Your comments are appreciated muchly. > > _________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > |
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