He also noted that there was a leak in exhaust system, which he discovered by the rag over the tailpipe method; he also spoke of possible funky spark plugs. Perhaps dealing with those two areas might negate the need for the ballast resistor. But yes, I found his whole approach interesting. On Thursday, July 1, 2021, 7:30:19 AM PDT, Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com> wrote: Very interesting, thanks for sharing. It seems to me though that the fix, adding a ballast resistor to limit current on the primary side of the coil, is a band-aid and does not address the real problem, whatever it might be. -Mark On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 5:09 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I stumbled across this recent Youtube; a guy is addressing an 87 Vanagon > where the folks had replaced lots of things, with no joy. Some of you > experts might enjoy this; I think I barely understood 5% of what he was > talking about. Worth the watch though. Shows you what is possible with > sophisticated tools. > > 1987 VW Vanagon Misfiring and Stalling > |
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