Michael ~ The Magnacore wires were coming up on their second year installed. After the fire the insulation was just a white powder. The coil to distributor wire was completely powdered while the dizzy to plug wires less so. It's no more than a hunch that these were the source of ignition. John Meeks '91 Vanagon MV Phoenix Northern Michigan |
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