Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2015 19:06:32 -0400
Reply-To: Jack Reynaert <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Jack Reynaert <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Coil-itis
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Bruce,
Have you checked your wires connecting to the coil, to make sure that there are no nicks, or shorts or corrosion internally in the wires?
There are two spade connectors on the coil, both need to be connected for it to start, then of course your plug wires.
Sounds like more like another issue causing your "Coil-it is", than defective coils.
If all else fails, try a high fiber diet... and try to reduce your stress :)
Good luck!
Jack
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Todd
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2015 6:47 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Coil-itis
You may or may not read my travel post from yesterday - great trip down the Olympic Peninsula and halfway down Oregon coast. At the heart of the matter was that my coil packed it in about 3 km from home. A mixed blessing of sorts given the rush hour driving we completed in Portland on the I-5, the number of large bridges we crossed, and some of the remote highways we traversed.
I have now replaced 4 coils since July 10 of 2012 = here are the makes of coils, dates of purchase & install and odometer reading in (kms).
July 10, 2012- Beck Arnley Coil (267,951) replaced the original (?) black Bosch coil - I bought the van in the Summer of 2006 (228,394). as a preventative measure.
Sept 28, 2012 - New Bosch coil (270,965) replaced Beck Arnley (failed)
Feb 8, 2014 - Replaced new Bosch Coil with spare (original coil) (279,376) (new Bosch coil failed)
October 22, 2014 - Replaced spare coil with 2nd New Bosch coil (283,980) (Mechanic accidentally kept spare coil which I have not yet got back)
August 15, 2015 - Replaced 2nd Bosch coil with 3rd Bosch coil (289,578).
I just sent off an email to Bosch Canada given that this could be some poor workmanship or perhaps some bad luck on my part. What mechanically or more specifically electronically do people think could be possibly contributing to this issue.
One last thing - I did post last October on the heat I noticed from the 2nd Bosch coil - ? Subject line: Coil Boil
Thanks all.
Bruce Todd
86 Westy Syncro
