On Wed, 18 Sep 1996 EdBuzz@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 96-09-17 21:38:12 EDT, you write: > > << Platinum Spark Plugs??????$#%#$%^ > > In a matter of time your Vanagon will quit dead! Platinum plugs > cause, (only in the Vanagon) the coil to over heat and finally > quit! A how long have you had them in? > >> > Eric, You have got to be kidding! Ive run platinums in my 84 Westy for over > 10 years and 200k mi and am running on the orig. coil.What possible > correlation could this have to the coil?If it has a higher resistance the > coil will not be damaged and it couldnt possibly have zero ohms as the plug > would be shorted to the electrode.Big deal. > > Ed Berroth I guess I should be more clear. It was in my 1980 Vanagon. I had put them in, drove for about 1,000 miles, it went dead. Replaced the coil, about 1,500 miles later dead again. Another new coil, replaced, the, new plugs, with stock. Eric Zeno
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