re: Coil mounting

[jadney@vwtype3.org (Melissa & Jim)]

>From: wcollins@sbnsw.com.au

>jadney@vwtype3.org (Melissa & Jim) Wrote:
>
>| FI cars have the coil mounted to the left of the 
>| generator, pointing 
>| forward.  There is a special bracket that clamps to the 
>| fan housing with a 
>| longer bolt.  The strap that wraps around the coil is 
>| "part of the coil" and 
>| is not the piece that I am talking about.  I have OE 
>| refinished brackets if 
>| that's what broke.  If fastened correctly, the bracket 
>| will never break.
>| 
>Jim,
>
>Not only FI cars have it mounted to the left of the generator though both my 
>dual carbs have it there as well..  But didn't some of them have it mounted on 
>the fan housing near the middle of the car.  I've seen these in photos but I 
>'m not sure if its a stock placement or an after market "we needed to put it 
>there because we added such and such here and there was nowhere else to put 
>it" setup.  I think I've only seen them on post 66 to pre 70 vehicles though.  
>Could be wrong?

I really don't know.  I'd have to just look through a lot of manuals for 
pictures to see what they show.  As has been pointed out here before, the Au 
versions were often different.

I should mention that the coil mounting attachment points remain on the left 
air shroud even in the FI cars, but they were used to mount a spark plug 
cable guide and a fuel line clip.

Jim
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