Date:         Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:46:53 -0400
Reply-To:     jake beaulieu <jbeaulie@ND.EDU>
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From:         jake beaulieu <jbeaulie@ND.EDU>
Subject:      coil wire on AC vanagon?
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Hello,

According to the Bentley, California and Federal version air cooled Vanagons
take different coil wires.  The maximum resistance across the wire is 12,000
and 2,400 ohms for the California and Federal models, respectively.  I
purchased a set of Bosch plug and coil wires from Bus Depot about a year ago
for my Federal Vanagon (1982) and it turns out that the coil wire is at
11,500 ohms.  I just got off the phone with BD and they do not carry
separate coil wires for California and Federal models.  Additionally, my
dealer claims that the coil wire does NOT differ between these models.

So whats up?  Somebody must be wrong; Bus Depot and the Dealer or the
Bentley.  

Alternatively, maybe a new Bosch wire from BD run below 2400 ohms meeting
the criteria for both California and Federal versions and my wire is simply
defective (used for about 1 year)?

Could somebody out there with an air cooled Vanagon check to see what the
resistance is across the coil wire?

Ron, any additional insight on this?

Thanks,
Jake 
NW Indiana