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On 24 Apr 2001, at 22:26, Ginger D.&Peter P. wrote: > I don't have original wires, these are Bosh 7mm with 90 deg. > elbow at dizzy end. All the dizzy ends as well as the coil wires > end are not screw on, just a rubber elbow guiding the wire to some > kind of crimped part. This is why I don't understand the 8" coil > wire having 6 or 7 k ohm resistance. There is no resistor visible. > I'm measuring from crimped part to crimped part and getting > resistance 6 times the longer plug wires. I agree that this is a bit wierd. Perhaps your coil wire is made from the carbon core resistance wire? If so, just replace it with copper core. Still, 6K Ohms will not cause any problems. > Is it possible a weak coil, or bad coil wire would cause only 2 > cylinders to not fire? I guess if these had worse compressing or some > other defect they would stop first. Anyway, I have my manual's buried > due to a remodeling project, can someone tell me how to check the > coil? A bad coil would affect all 4 cylinders equally, so I think your coil is fine. You should check the dist cap inside and out for tracks or cracks, then check your valve adjustment and then the compression. If the compression is okay, then try new plugs. Right now I would guess that your left head is loose. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe