Date:         Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:17:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: What coil part number for my van?
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Yep
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On 10/22/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Ah ha! I see what the problem is! I'm clueless, /that's/ what the
> problem is! What I see when I peer down the barrel of the coil's center
> connection is nothing. Looks like the inside of a drinking glass. Other
> versions have a center pin in there?
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
> On 10/22/2007 2:19 PM Old Volks Home wrote:
>
> > Mike -
> >
> > No, those are not the pins I refer to.  The coil's center connection
> > (coil wire to distributor) and the distributor's cap connections is what
> > I am referring to to.  All Vanagon coils come with threaded posts with
> > 1/4" terminal quick disconnects.
> >
> > Your coil for your 84 should be Bosch 00041 though.
> > --
> > Jim Thompson
> > 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> > 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
> > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> > oldvolkshome@gmail.com <mailto:oldvolkshome@gmail.com>
> > http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> > ***********************************
> > On 10/22/07, *Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott* <camping.elliott@gmail.com
> > <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Thanks, Jim. Are the "pins" those threaded binding posts on the
> 00061?
> >     My coil uses quick disconnects, which makes it a 00041 type, I
> reckon.
> >
> >     --
> >
> >     Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> >     71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> >     84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> >     74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> >     KG6RCR
> >
> >     On 10/22/2007 12:05 PM Old Volks Home wrote:
> >
> >      > That's because two different ones could be used depending on the
> >      > distributor cap and/or ignition wires being used on 83.5-85models
> >      >
> >      > Bosch  00041 - Original for 83.5-84 Models using Bosch 03010 Cap
> (the
> >      > one without the pins)
> >      > See my links:
> >      > http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm#V8384
> >     <http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm#V8384>
> >      > and
> >      >
> >
> http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail.asp?strMasterCat=&idproduct=6724
> >     <
> http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail.asp?strMasterCat=&idproduct=6724>
> >      > <
> >
> http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail.asp?strMasterCat=&idproduct=6724
> >     <
> http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail.asp?strMasterCat=&idproduct=6724>>
> >      >
> >      > Bosch  00061 - Original for 85 Models using Bosch 03212 or 03214
> Cap
> >      > (the one with the pins)
> >      > See my links:
> >      > http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm#V1985
> >      > and
> >      > http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail.asp?idProduct=6725
> >     <http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail.asp?idProduct=6725>
> >      >
> >      > The airhead listing(s) are the most correct for original
> application,
> >      > because I wrote 'em ;-)
> >      >
> >      > I happen to use the 85 style on "Ole Putt" because I prefer the
> "pin
> >      > style" distributor cap.  Just a personal opinion, but I feel it
> has a
> >      > more positive connection for the ignition wires.
> >      > --
> >      > Jim Thompson
> >      > 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> >      > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> >      > 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
> >      > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> >      > oldvolkshome@gmail.com <mailto:oldvolkshome@gmail.com> <mailto:
> >     oldvolkshome@gmail.com <mailto:oldvolkshome@gmail.com>>
> >      > http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> >      > ***********************************
> >      > On 10/22/07, *Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott* <
> >     camping.elliott@gmail.com <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>
> >      > <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com
> >     <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>>> wrote:
> >      >
> >      >     The label is illegible so I can see what Bosch coil my 84
> >     1.9L is
> >      >     sporting. The different online vendors provide different part
> >     numbers.
> >      >
> >      >     --
> >      >
> >      >     Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> >      >     71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> >      >     84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> >      >     74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan
> Capistrano
> >      >     KG6RCR
> >