hi Dennis, the one with the green label and in the yellow Bosch box here. https://www.gowesty.com/product/electrical/4366/ignition-coil?v= On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 10:13 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Is it the correct ignition coil? Generics will not work here. > > Dennis > > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> > ------------------------------ > *From:* Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> on behalf of Dan > N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> > *Sent:* Monday, August 30, 2021 12:56:44 PM > *To:* vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > *Subject:* Re: New iginition coil behavior > > thanks Stuart, > > We thought that we reversed the wires ... but no... if the pair of wires in > the large white plastic connector (at the 2 prongs post) are reversed, the > van cranks but won't start. Reversing the 2 black wires at the 3 prongs > post doesn't do anything. > The same connection on the old ignition coil makes the tachometer work > again.... I scratch my head.... :-) > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 9:47 AM <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Are you sure you didn't reverse the wires? There are + and - terminals > on > > the coil. There is nothing in the coil that runs the tach, it just > counts > > the on off pulses that fire the coil. > > > > Stuart > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of Dan > N > > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2021 9:31 AM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: New iginition coil behavior > > > > hi all, > > > > My son's 1988 GL doesn't run well (lack of power, lack of response) > > despite a full tuneup (spark plugs, dist cap and rotor, fuel pressure > > regulator, checking the TPS etc etc.) The mechanic suggested a new set of > > spark plug cables. We put a new set of spark plug cables and a new *out > of > > the box* Bosch ignition coil. (the old one is age unknown in back color, > > could be an original one) > > > > It's running way better but the tachometer doesn't work anymore. We check > > the connectors many times but it still is not working. So we swapped back > > the old ignition coil and the tachometer worked again. > > > > So my questions are: > > - will the new ignition coil fail soon too? > > - Is the portion that feeds the tachometer independent from the main > > function of the ignition coil (feeding the distributor)? > > - and could we leave it in and use the van while waiting for another one? > > thanks > > > > dan > > > > > |
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